diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index b4ec1844d..b71dfd6fa 100755
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ Requires: kernel-modules-uname-r = %{KVERREL}
 #
 # List the packages used during the kernel build
 #
-BuildRequires: kmod, bash, coreutils, tar, git-core, which
+BuildRequires: kmod, bash, coreutils, tar, git-core, which, acl
 BuildRequires: bzip2, xz, findutils, gzip, m4, perl-interpreter, perl-Carp, perl-devel, perl-generators, make, diffutils, gawk
 BuildRequires: gcc, binutils, redhat-rpm-config, hmaccalc, bison, flex, gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: net-tools, hostname, bc, elfutils-devel