diff --git a/nerdctl.spec b/nerdctl.spec
index 319a25f..d557892 100644
--- a/nerdctl.spec
+++ b/nerdctl.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Requires:       cni-plugins
 Requires:       containerd
 Requires:       rootlesskit >= 1.0.0
 Requires:       slirp4netns >= 0.4.0
+Requires:       iptables
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description