diff --git a/gnutls.changes b/gnutls.changes
index eeaad81..f911cdc 100644
--- a/gnutls.changes
+++ b/gnutls.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 11 10:37:44 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Buildrequire iproute2: the test suite calls /usr/bin/ss and as
+  such we have to ensure to pull it in.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 22 18:49:47 UTC 2017 - astieger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gnutls.spec b/gnutls.spec
index 9bdfe30..c12ff10 100644
--- a/gnutls.spec
+++ b/gnutls.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  datefudge
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+# The test suite calls /usr/bin/ss from iproute2. It's our own duty to ensure we have it present
+BuildRequires:  iproute2
 BuildRequires:  libidn2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libnettle-devel >= 3.1
 BuildRequires:  libtasn1-devel >= 4.9