diff --git a/gucharmap.spec b/gucharmap.spec
index fc6931e..e5ef186 100644
--- a/gucharmap.spec
+++ b/gucharmap.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ URL:            http://live.gnome.org/Apps/Gucharmap
 #VCS: git:git://git.gnome.org/gucharmap
 Source:         http://download.gnome.org/sources/gucharmap/3.13/gucharmap-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires: appdata-tools
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
 BuildRequires: gtk3-devel >= %{gtk3_version}
 BuildRequires: gobject-introspection-devel