diff --git a/doxygen.spec b/doxygen.spec
index bdf6716..6ec03ef 100644
--- a/doxygen.spec
+++ b/doxygen.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Patch2: doxygen-1.8.15-inconsistent_whitespace_removal_for_operators.patch
 Patch3: doxygen-1.8.15-crash.patch
 Patch4: doxygen-1.8.15-multilib.patch
 
+BuildRequires: %{_bindir}/python3
+
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++ gcc
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter
 %if ! 0%{?_module_build}