diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index 4509c65..5b71adb 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 29 16:35:22 CEST 2012 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- build with file-devel
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 29 16:27:13 CEST 2012 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 9db794d..dd6d721 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ BuildRequires:  augeas-devel
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
+BuildRequires:  file-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  genisoimage