diff --git a/perl-PerlIO-gzip.spec b/perl-PerlIO-gzip.spec
index 2e71fc2..985ed3b 100644
--- a/perl-PerlIO-gzip.spec
+++ b/perl-PerlIO-gzip.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Version:        0.17
 Release:        4
 Summary:        Perl extension to provide a PerlIO layer to gzip/gunzip
 Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
-BuildRequires:  perl
+BuildRequires:  perl zlib-devel
 License:        GPL/Artistic
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Perl
 Source:         %{modname}-%{version}.tar.bz2