diff --git a/kitty.spec b/kitty.spec
index f4b9d2d..73fce52 100644
--- a/kitty.spec
+++ b/kitty.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libpng16-compat-devel
 BuildRequires:  libwayland-egl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxkbcommon-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxkbcommon-x11-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-importlib-resources
 # for 'tic'
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig