diff --git a/emacs-compat.changes b/emacs-compat.changes
index a795a30..19cc75a 100644
--- a/emacs-compat.changes
+++ b/emacs-compat.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 26 21:13:02 UTC 2024 - Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar@thaodan.de>
+
+- Depend on emacs-devel to make sure Emacs packaging macros are installed when not building with emacs-eln
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 31 08:10:11 UTC 2024 - Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar@thaodan.de>
 
diff --git a/emacs-compat.spec b/emacs-compat.spec
index f7b6eb5..b26820c 100644
--- a/emacs-compat.spec
+++ b/emacs-compat.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Group:          Productivity/Text/Editors
 URL:            https://github.com/emacs-compat/compat
 Source0:        %{_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch:      noarch
+BuildRequires:  emacs-devel
 BuildRequires:  emacs-nox
 BuildRequires:  info
 BuildRequires:  make