diff --git a/xtables-addons.spec b/xtables-addons.spec
index 1c73abc..71c0cb3 100644
--- a/xtables-addons.spec
+++ b/xtables-addons.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  gpg-offline
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  %kernel_module_package_buildreqs
+BuildRequires:  kernel-syms >= 3.7
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig >= 0.21
 BuildRequires:  xz
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xtables) >= 1.4.5