diff --git a/perl-Acme-Damn.changes b/perl-Acme-Damn.changes
index 69c8f4d..206074a 100644
--- a/perl-Acme-Damn.changes
+++ b/perl-Acme-Damn.changes
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 19 08:38:20 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- add perl as explicit buildrequire
+
 * Wed Aug 19 2009 tuukka.pasanen@ilmi.fi - 0.0.4-1
 - packaged perl-Acme-Damn version 0.04 using the buildservice spec file wizard
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diff --git a/perl-Acme-Damn.spec b/perl-Acme-Damn.spec
index 7247dff..308d119 100644
--- a/perl-Acme-Damn.spec
+++ b/perl-Acme-Damn.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Perl
 Summary:        Acme::Damn - 'Unbless' Perl objects
 Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:  perl
 
 %description
 Acme::Damn provides a single routine, damn(), which takes a blessed