diff --git a/perl-Devel-CheckLib.spec b/perl-Devel-CheckLib.spec
index a18fbe8..d03cfcb 100644
--- a/perl-Devel-CheckLib.spec
+++ b/perl-Devel-CheckLib.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name:           perl-Devel-CheckLib
 Version:        1.16
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Check that a library is available
 
 License:        GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ Summary:        Tests for %{name}
 Requires:       %{name} = %{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       perl-Test-Harness
 Requires:       gcc
+# perl inherits the compiler flags it was built with, hence we need this on hardened systems
+Requires:       redhat-rpm-config
 # Optional tests
 %if %{with perl_Devel_CheckLib_enables_optional_test}
 Requires:       perl(Mock::Config)
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ make test
 %{_libexecdir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 22 2023 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 1.16-8
+- Requires: redhat-rpm-config for tests
+
 * Wed Jun 21 2023 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 1.16-7
 - Package tests