diff --git a/python-fasttext.spec b/python-fasttext.spec
index 9112d8a..410499b 100644
--- a/python-fasttext.spec
+++ b/python-fasttext.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:  (python3-dataclasses if python3-base < 3.7)
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pybind11 >= 2.2}