diff --git a/popt.spec b/popt.spec
index e6cd034..0046556 100644
--- a/popt.spec
+++ b/popt.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Patch0002:	0002-kludge-poptBadOption-to-return-value-on-exec-alias-f.patch
 Patch0003:	0003-Fix-some-spelling-mistakes-in-the-man-page.patch
 Patch0004:	0004-Make-help-and-usage-translatable.patch
 Patch0005:	0005-Don-t-leak-the-last-argument-expanded-by-expandNextA.patch
-BuildRequires:	gettext
+BuildRequires:	gettext git
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 %description