diff --git a/sudo.spec b/sudo.spec
index 614d7e6..f5006c6 100644
--- a/sudo.spec
+++ b/sudo.spec
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ BuildRequires:  groff
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
 BuildRequires:  openldap2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 Requires(pre):  coreutils