diff --git a/vmaf.changes b/vmaf.changes
index 7e59880..4eab77b 100644
--- a/vmaf.changes
+++ b/vmaf.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 19 12:06:33 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Add missing BuildRequires: pkg-config. This is still needed
+  for rpm to pick up .pc and generate pkgconfig() symbols.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Oct 17 16:20:43 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/vmaf.spec b/vmaf.spec
index 418616e..e9a3b88 100644
--- a/vmaf.spec
+++ b/vmaf.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  meson >= 0.47
 BuildRequires:  nasm
+BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 Provides:       bundled(libsvm) = 3.18
 
 %description