diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 34b3f9c877..328b009f4f 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -394,6 +394,7 @@ BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: gettext-devel
 BuildRequires: libtool
+BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pod2man
 %endif
 BuildRequires: python-devel
 %if %{with_systemd}