diff --git a/pango.spec b/pango.spec
index 9cf7216..beb38ba 100644
--- a/pango.spec
+++ b/pango.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig >= %{pkgconfig_version}
 BuildRequires: freetype-devel >= %{freetype_version}
 BuildRequires: fontconfig-devel >= %{fontconfig_version}
 BuildRequires: xorg-x11-devel >= 4.2.99
+BuildRequires: cairo >= 0.5.0
 Obsoletes: pango-gtkbeta, fribidi-gtkbeta
 ## pango 1.9.0 shipped without api docs
 BuildPrereq: gtk-doc