diff --git a/guix.changes b/guix.changes
index cb5bd6d..984a0fd 100644
--- a/guix.changes
+++ b/guix.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul  6 16:13:49 UTC 2016 - sleep_walker@opensuse.org
+
+- explicitly require libgcrypt-devel until the dynamic-link is able to
+  load symlink target of /usr/lib*/libgcrypt.so
+  http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=21076
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Apr 16 08:35:22 UTC 2016 - sleep_walker@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/guix.spec b/guix.spec
index f4b4f05..26df3e3 100644
--- a/guix.spec
+++ b/guix.spec
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gnutls)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(guile-2.0) >= 2.0.7
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sqlite3)
 Requires:       guile
+Requires:       libgcrypt-devel
 Requires(pre):  %{install_info_prereq}
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 ExclusiveArch:  %ix86 x86_64 %arm