diff --git a/dbus-broker.changes b/dbus-broker.changes
index cedc8e9..12d33f2 100644
--- a/dbus-broker.changes
+++ b/dbus-broker.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 27 22:45:00 UTC 2026 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
+
+- dbus-broker should require dbus-1-common (bsc#1255655)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 16 13:20:52 UTC 2025 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/dbus-broker.spec b/dbus-broker.spec
index d64aa8a..60c44ec 100644
--- a/dbus-broker.spec
+++ b/dbus-broker.spec
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libselinux) >= 3.2
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd) >= 230
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd) >= 230
 Requires(pre):  systemd >= 253.6
+Requires:       dbus-1-common
 Provides:       dbus-service
 Provides:       bundled(c-dvar) = 1+
 Provides:       bundled(c-ini) = 1+