diff --git a/powerpc-utils.spec b/powerpc-utils.spec
index 0030fc0..4dfa6a9 100644
--- a/powerpc-utils.spec
+++ b/powerpc-utils.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           powerpc-utils
 Version:        1.2.12
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Utilities for PowerPC platforms
 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Patch2:		powerpc-utils-1.2.6-man.patch
 Obsoletes:      powerpc-utils-papr < 1.1.6-3
 Provides:       powerpc-utils-papr = 1.1.6-3
 
+Requires:       powerpc-utils-python
+
 %description
 Utilities for PowerPC platforms.
 
@@ -127,6 +129,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %preun
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 04 2012 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 1.2.12-3
+- require powerpc-utils-python (#852326 comment 7)
+
 * Sat Jul 21 2012 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.12-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild