diff --git a/xapian-core.spec b/xapian-core.spec
index 085a24b..6b39f86 100644
--- a/xapian-core.spec
+++ b/xapian-core.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Group:          Productivity/Databases/Servers
 #
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++ zlib-devel fdupes
+BuildRequires:  libuuid-devel
 Requires:       %{name}-libs = %{version}
 #
 Url:            http://www.xapian.org/