diff --git a/eclipse-egit.spec b/eclipse-egit.spec
index 1d3ded1..c501b5e 100644
--- a/eclipse-egit.spec
+++ b/eclipse-egit.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Patch0:           remove-mylyn-dep.patch
 BuildRequires:    tycho
 BuildRequires:    maven-antrun-plugin
 BuildRequires:    eclipse-platform >= 1:4.6.0
+BuildRequires:    eclipse-jdt
 BuildRequires:    eclipse-jgit >= %{version}
 BuildRequires:    eclipse-license
 %if ! %{bootstrap}