diff --git a/openscad.spec b/openscad.spec
index 6e48d31..6ee851b 100644
--- a/openscad.spec
+++ b/openscad.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ BuildRequires:  glew-devel >= 1.6
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
 BuildRequires:  gmp-devel >= 5.0.0
 BuildRequires:  harfbuzz-devel >= 0.9.19
+BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  mesa-dri-drivers
 BuildRequires:  mpfr-devel >= 3.0.0
 BuildRequires:  opencsg-devel >= 1.3.2