diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec
index 1cf2f84..3b08877 100644
--- a/glibc.spec
+++ b/glibc.spec
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ Patch1035:	glibc-2.29-aarch64-buildfix.patch
 Patch1036:	glibc-2.29-strict-aliasing.patch
 Patch1037:	glibc-2.29-SIG_BLOCK.patch
 
+# do not remove this BR - it helps to bootstrap the generator
+BuildRequires:	devel-rpm-generators
 BuildRequires:	autoconf2.5
 BuildRequires:	%{cross_prefix}binutils >= 2.30-7
 BuildRequires:	%{cross_prefix}gcc