diff --git a/build.spec b/build.spec
index e3babd5d..d453e076 100644
--- a/build.spec
+++ b/build.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ Requires:       bash
 Requires:       binutils
 Requires:       perl
 Requires:       tar
-# needed for fuser
+# needed for fuser, buildrequires for validating the distros
+BuildRequires:  psmisc
 Requires:       psmisc
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 Requires:       perl-MD5