diff --git a/eclipse.spec b/eclipse.spec
index afcbccf..e4c6617 100644
--- a/eclipse.spec
+++ b/eclipse.spec
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 %if %{gcj_support}
 BuildRequires:  gcc-java >= 4.0.2
 BuildRequires:  java-gcj-compat-devel >= 1.0.64
+# GCJ class loading bug requires this
+BuildRequires:  eclipse-pde
 %else
 BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.4.2
 %endif