diff --git a/post-build-checks.changes b/post-build-checks.changes
index 1b5f30f..bdfd4a4 100644
--- a/post-build-checks.changes
+++ b/post-build-checks.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct 27 18:30:38 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- the scripts call awk, so we need to require it
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct  4 12:32:06 UTC 2012 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/post-build-checks.spec b/post-build-checks.spec
index fb85d07..a202628 100644
--- a/post-build-checks.spec
+++ b/post-build-checks.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 Version:        1.0
 Release:        0
 PreReq:         aaa_base permissions sed
+Requires:       gawk
 Url:            http://gitorious.org/opensuse/post-build-checks
 #
 # Note: don't rebuild this manually. Instead submit your patches