diff --git a/rpm-suse_macros b/rpm-suse_macros
index 362f168..8ab9cdd 100644
--- a/rpm-suse_macros
+++ b/rpm-suse_macros
@@ -320,11 +320,12 @@
 %nil
 
 # Template for lang sub-package.
-%lang_package(n:) \
+%lang_package(n:r:) \
 %package %{-n:-n %{-n*}-}lang \
 Summary: Languages for package %{name} \
 Group: System/Localization \
 Requires: %{-n:%{-n*}}%{!-n:%{name}} = %{version} \
+%{-r:Requires: %{-r*}} \
 Provides: %{-n:%{-n*}}%{!-n:%{name}}-lang-all = %{version} \
 Supplements: packageand(bundle-lang-other:%{-n:%{-n*}}%{!-n:%{name}}) \
 BuildArch: noarch \
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index c89967c..e1c84e7 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 19 08:52:02 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add tar to the rpm build essentials
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul 18 15:52:25 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add an -r option to %lang_package (bnc#513786)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul  4 18:04:54 CEST 2012 - fcrozat@suse.com
 
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index db321d8..9d02462 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ Requires:       gzip
 Requires:       make
 Requires:       patch
 Requires:       perl-base
+Requires:       tar
 Requires:       xz
 
 %description build