diff --git a/libnftnl.spec b/libnftnl.spec
index fde72a4..7f79be6 100644
--- a/libnftnl.spec
+++ b/libnftnl.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Source:         %name-%version.tar.xz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig >= 0.21
 BuildRequires:	libmnl-devel >= 1.0.3
+BuildRequires:	xz
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
 %define with_json 1
 %define with_mxml 1