diff --git a/apache-commons-compress.spec b/apache-commons-compress.spec
index e6116ee..b3aca2d 100644
--- a/apache-commons-compress.spec
+++ b/apache-commons-compress.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Patch2:         fix_java_8_compatibility.patch
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  apache-commons-parent
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  java-devel >= 1.7
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-local
 BuildRequires:  xz-java
 Requires:       mvn(org.apache.commons:commons-parent:pom:)