diff --git a/libtool.changes b/libtool.changes
index a47105b..985e0a4 100644
--- a/libtool.changes
+++ b/libtool.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May  7 16:17:08 UTC 2010 - pth@novell.com
+
+- Libtool needs tar so add it as Requires (bnc#526298).
+
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 Sun Dec 13 15:35:32 CET 2009 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/libtool.spec b/libtool.spec
index 4a09655..3ecac86 100644
--- a/libtool.spec
+++ b/libtool.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 Name:           libtool
 BuildRequires:  lzma zlib-devel
+Requires:       /usr/bin/tar
 License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 Summary:        A Tool to Build Shared Libraries