diff --git a/yelp.spec b/yelp.spec
index 96b62d9..0a79170 100644
--- a/yelp.spec
+++ b/yelp.spec
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ BuildRequires: gnome-doc-utils
 BuildRequires: startup-notification-devel >= %{startup_notification_version}
 BuildRequires: libgnomeprintui22-devel
 BuildRequires: libXt-devel
+BuildRequires: perl-XML-Simple
 
 %ifnarch  s390 s390x ppc64
 BuildRequires:  libbeagle-devel