diff --git a/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.changes b/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.changes
index 8756715..99e97a5 100644
--- a/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.changes
+++ b/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.changes
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 19 08:38:52 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- add perl as explicit buildrequire
+
 * Wed Mar 25 2009 tuukka.pasanen@ilmi.fi
 - packaged perl-Net-SMTP-SSL version 1.01 using the buildservice spec file wizard
diff --git a/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.spec b/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.spec
index 7f5f9d3..c7ec8b0 100644
--- a/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.spec
+++ b/perl-Net-SMTP-SSL.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Perl
 Summary:        ImplemeImplements the same API as Net::SMTP, but uses IO::Socket::SSL
 Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}, perl-IO-Socket-SSL
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:  perl
 
 %description
 Implements the same API as Net::SMTP, but uses IO::Socket::SSL for its