diff --git a/perl-Number-Format.changes b/perl-Number-Format.changes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..deec934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-Number-Format.changes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 19 08:38:53 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- add perl as explicit buildrequire
+
diff --git a/perl-Number-Format.spec b/perl-Number-Format.spec
index c56d559..b5ba73e 100644
--- a/perl-Number-Format.spec
+++ b/perl-Number-Format.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ URL:          http://search.cpan.org/dist/Number-Format
 Summary:      Perl extension for formatting numbers
 Source:       %cpan_name-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:    %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:  perl
 
 %description
 These functions provide an easy means of formatting numbers in a