diff --git a/rear.spec b/rear.spec
index a0c6827..01afe49 100644
--- a/rear.spec
+++ b/rear.spec
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Requires: attr
 Requires: bc
 Requires: iproute
 Requires: xorriso
+Requires: file
 %if 0%{?rhel}
 Requires: util-linux
 %endif