diff --git a/avahi.spec b/avahi.spec
index afb8d51..9f8b744 100644
--- a/avahi.spec
+++ b/avahi.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Requires:       dbus, libdaemon, expat, python, dbus-python, libcap
 Requires(post): initscripts, chkconfig, ldconfig
 BuildRequires:  dbus-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbus-python
+BuildRequires:  libxml2-python
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel
 BuildRequires:  qt-devel
 BuildRequires:  libglade2-devel