diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index 225210d..2aa209e 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 17 07:05:10 UTC 2017 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- add dependency on augeas (bsc#1048620)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jul 16 09:07:22 UTC 2017 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 58c35f4..01f2032 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ BuildRequires:  ldmtool
 # at runtime based on the packages it will find on the host.
 # Thus if there is no libaugeas, libhivex, etc on the host,
 # the appliance will fail to start the guestfsd.
+Requires:       augeas
+Requires:       augeas-lenses
 Requires:       libaugeas0
 Requires:       libcap2
 Requires:       libhivex0