diff --git a/hledger.spec b/hledger.spec
index 1e9ae9e..ce73a5f 100644
--- a/hledger.spec
+++ b/hledger.spec
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-test-framework-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-test-framework-hunit-devel
 %endif
 # End cabal-rpm deps
+# for th-expand-syns
+BuildRequires:  ghc-syb-devel
+# for haskell-src-meta
+BuildRequires:  ghc-haskell-src-exts-devel
 
 %description
 This is hledger's command-line interface. Its basic function is to read a plain