diff --git a/powertop.spec b/powertop.spec
index e1ecedd..c434ac6 100644
--- a/powertop.spec
+++ b/powertop.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Source0:        http://www.linuxpowertop.org/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: gettext
+BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 
 %description
 PowerTOP is a tool that finds the software component(s) that make your