diff --git a/libqb.spec b/libqb.spec
index 4bc85b4..886001d 100644
--- a/libqb.spec
+++ b/libqb.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ BuildRequires:  procps
 # Need git so build-aux/git-version-gen can extract the version number and
 # commit hash during autogen run (not used currently)
 #BuildRequires:  git
+BuildRequires:  xz
 
 %description
 libqb is a library with the primary purpose of providing high performance