diff --git a/ftp.spec b/ftp.spec
index f1b24f0..06142b8 100644
--- a/ftp.spec
+++ b/ftp.spec
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Patch33: netkit-ftp-0.17-getlogin.patch
 Patch34: netkit-ftp-0.17-token.patch
 
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel, readline-devel, ncurses-devel
+BuildRequires: perl
 
 %description
 The ftp package provides the standard UNIX command-line FTP (File