diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index ec1a639..af9e3c5 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Version:        1.20.10
 %define guestfs_docdir %{_defaultdocdir}/%{name}
 #
 Name:           libguestfs
+BuildRequires:  qemu-tools
 %if "%{?_ignore_exclusive_arch}" == ""
 ExclusiveArch:  %ix86 x86_64
 %endif