diff --git a/lmdb.spec b/lmdb.spec
index 1ee1b06..acb6523 100644
--- a/lmdb.spec
+++ b/lmdb.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake >= 1.10
 BuildRequires:  libtool >= 2
+%if 0%{?rhel_version} == 700
+BuildRequires:  perl-Exporter
+%endif
 
 %description
 LMDB is a Btree-based database management library with an API similar