diff --git a/aspell.spec b/aspell.spec
index 4dbf016..14e931a 100644
--- a/aspell.spec
+++ b/aspell.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Spell checker
 Name: aspell
 Version: 0.60.6.1
-Release: 13%{?dist}
+Release: 14%{?dist}
 Epoch: 12
 # LGPLv2+ .. common/gettext.h
 # LGPLv2  .. modules/speller/default/phonet.hpp,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Patch5: aspell-0.60.6.1-dump-personal-abort.patch
 # resolves: #925034
 Patch6: aspell-0.60.6.1-aarch64.patch
 
-BuildRequires: chrpath, gettext, ncurses-devel, pkgconfig
+BuildRequires: chrpath, gettext, ncurses-devel, pkgconfig, perl
 Requires(pre): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/pspell-config.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 06 2016 Nikola Forró <nforro@redhat.com> - 12:0.60.6.1-14
+- resolves: #1401713
+  add perl to BuildRequires
+
 * Wed Feb 03 2016 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 12:0.60.6.1-13
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild