diff --git a/beakerlib.spec b/beakerlib.spec
index e7ee8a8..2662882 100644
--- a/beakerlib.spec
+++ b/beakerlib.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Requires:   python2
 Requires:   grep
 Requires:   sed
 Requires:   net-tools
+Requires:   rpm-python
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pod2man
 
 Patch0: do-remount-if-already-mounted.patch