diff --git a/parallel.spec b/parallel.spec
index 955032e..d9c5b55 100644
--- a/parallel.spec
+++ b/parallel.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Group:		Applications/Productivity
 URL:		http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/
 Source0:	http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 BuildArch:	noarch
+BuildRequires:	perl-generators
 
 # Due to a naming conflict, both packages cannot be installed in parallel
 # To prevent user confusion, GNU parallel is installed in a compatibility