diff --git a/libayatana-appindicator.spec b/libayatana-appindicator.spec
index 40e8119..448bf98 100644
--- a/libayatana-appindicator.spec
+++ b/libayatana-appindicator.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(dbusmenu-gtk3-0.4)
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(gobject-introspection-1.0)
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0)
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(gtk-doc)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(python3)
 %if %{with mono}
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(gapi-2.0)
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(gtk-sharp-2.0)