diff --git a/python-wyoming.spec b/python-wyoming.spec
index 3ce5184..26e8683 100644
--- a/python-wyoming.spec
+++ b/python-wyoming.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            https://github.com/rhasspy/wyoming
 #Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/w/wyoming/wyoming-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source:         wyoming-%{version}.tar.xz
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module poetry-core}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}