diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index cb3c0ac..11ea070 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Provides:         ldif2ldbm
 
 BuildRequires:    nspr-devel
 BuildRequires:    nss-devel
+BuildRequires:    perl-generators
 BuildRequires:    svrcore-devel >= 4.1.2
 %if %{use_openldap}
 BuildRequires:    openldap-devel