diff --git a/inkscape.changes b/inkscape.changes
index 8a4273f..5fb04b4 100644
--- a/inkscape.changes
+++ b/inkscape.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec  8 22:07:47 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Add explicit python2-xml BuildRequires: the ./i18n.py script,
+  executed during build, imports xml and we are thus responsible to
+  have the dependencies in place.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct  9 07:43:48 UTC 2017 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/inkscape.spec b/inkscape.spec
index 55e0970..460ab00 100644
--- a/inkscape.spec
+++ b/inkscape.spec
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ BuildRequires:  popt-devel
 BuildRequires:  potrace-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-gtk-devel
+BuildRequires:  python2-xml
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dbus-glib-1)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libexif)