diff --git a/mtr.spec b/mtr.spec
index 7648d16..123dc4b 100644
--- a/mtr.spec
+++ b/mtr.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Source2: mtr-gtk-pkexec-wrapper.sh
 Source3: org.fedoraproject.mtr.policy
 
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel gtk2-devel desktop-file-utils
-BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool
+BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool git
 
 Patch1: 0001-Don-t-copy-Makefile.dist-to-Makefile-in-distclean.patch