diff --git a/systemtap.spec b/systemtap.spec
index 56f9d94..e2cc746 100644
--- a/systemtap.spec
+++ b/systemtap.spec
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ BuildRequires: nss-devel avahi-devel pkgconfig
 %if %{with_dyninst}
 # include the prerelease version for now, but really this is >= 8.0
 BuildRequires: dyninst-devel >= 7.99
+BuildRequires: libdwarf-devel
 %endif
 %if %{with_sqlite}
 BuildRequires: sqlite-devel