diff --git a/xmlunit.changes b/xmlunit.changes
index 777f1c5..2d85181 100644
--- a/xmlunit.changes
+++ b/xmlunit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 19 09:21:06 UTC 2017 - vsistek@suse.com
+
+- Add BuildRequires: javapackages-local (for maven conversions) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 18 09:40:00 UTC 2015 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xmlunit.spec b/xmlunit.spec
index 31dd792..53783e3 100644
--- a/xmlunit.spec
+++ b/xmlunit.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xmlunit
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2000-2008, JPackage Project
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Source0:        http://download.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}-src.z
 Source1:        http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/%{name}/%{name}/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.pom
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  ant-junit
+# Needed for maven conversions
+BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
 BuildRequires:  junit
 BuildRequires:  unzip
@@ -38,7 +40,6 @@ Requires:       junit
 Requires:       xalan-j2
 Requires:       xerces-j2
 Requires:       xml-commons-jaxp-1.3-apis
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
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