diff --git a/bip.spec b/bip.spec
index 212585c..de774d7 100644
--- a/bip.spec
+++ b/bip.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Patch7: 0001-Fix-some-const-const-char-declarations.patch
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+BuildRequires: gcc
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 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: perl-generators