diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index 438445b..29bdb5d 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist pyxdg}
 BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist rpm}
 BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist toml}
 BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist zstd}
-Requires:	devscripts-checkbashisms, dash
+Requires:	devscripts-checkbashisms, dash, rpm-build
 # Technically works without it, but results are better with it.
 Requires:	/usr/bin/appstream-util
 # tests