diff --git a/SPECS/librsvg2.spec b/SPECS/librsvg2.spec
index 12283fd..4849ef7 100644
--- a/SPECS/librsvg2.spec
+++ b/SPECS/librsvg2.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Patch1:         fix-cssparser-build.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  chrpath
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  git-core
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cairo)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(cairo-png)