diff --git a/openldap2-client.changes b/openldap2-client.changes
index d737845..80a4ce6 100644
--- a/openldap2-client.changes
+++ b/openldap2-client.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 26 08:44:23 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add explicit buildrequire on groff - needed to build manuals
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 16 07:38:01 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/openldap2-client.spec b/openldap2-client.spec
index a23c30f..6ca2b92 100644
--- a/openldap2-client.spec
+++ b/openldap2-client.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Summary:        The OpenLDAP commandline client tools
 License:        OLDAP-2.8
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/LDAP/Clients
 BuildRequires:  cyrus-sasl-devel
+BuildRequires:  groff
 BuildRequires:  libopenssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 %if %sles_version == 9 || %sles_version == 10
diff --git a/openldap2.changes b/openldap2.changes
index d737845..80a4ce6 100644
--- a/openldap2.changes
+++ b/openldap2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 26 08:44:23 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add explicit buildrequire on groff - needed to build manuals
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 16 07:38:01 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/openldap2.spec b/openldap2.spec
index 4d641ec..c6e0df5 100644
--- a/openldap2.spec
+++ b/openldap2.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Summary:        The OpenLDAP Server
 License:        OLDAP-2.8
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/LDAP/Clients
 BuildRequires:  cyrus-sasl-devel
+BuildRequires:  groff
 BuildRequires:  libopenssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 %if %sles_version == 9 || %sles_version == 10