diff --git a/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.changes b/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.changes
index 18587e7..3172290 100644
--- a/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.changes
+++ b/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 19 08:31:38 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- add perl as explicit buildrequire
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan 10 15:43:32 CET 2010 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.spec b/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.spec
index 5b23a95..a541e41 100644
--- a/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.spec
+++ b/perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           perl-ExtUtils-PkgConfig
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig perl
 Version:        1.12
 Release:        2
 Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}