diff --git a/python-cairocffi.spec b/python-cairocffi.spec
index 2d6a797..84ccfe3 100644
--- a/python-cairocffi.spec
+++ b/python-cairocffi.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-cffi >= 0.6
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  typelib(GdkPixbuf)
+BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection
 Requires:       cairo-tools
 Requires:       python-cffi >= 0.6
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build