diff --git a/autoconf.spec b/autoconf.spec
index 2f5fada..da211cb 100644
--- a/autoconf.spec
+++ b/autoconf.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires:  xz
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf
 Requires:       info
 Requires:       m4 >= 1.4.6
+Requires:       perl >= 5.6
 Version:        2.69
 Release:        0
 Summary:        A GNU Tool for Automatically Configuring Source Code