diff --git a/evince.spec b/evince.spec
index 500c11e..3450eb3 100644
--- a/evince.spec
+++ b/evince.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ BuildRequires:	gnome-doc-utils
 BuildRequires:	scrollkeeper
 BuildRequires:	dbus-devel >= %{dbus_version}
 BuildRequires:  gettext
+BuildRequires:  perl-XML-Parser
 
 Requires(pre): GConf2
 Requires(post): GConf2