diff --git a/mapserver.spec b/mapserver.spec
index c833a63..73738a0 100644
--- a/mapserver.spec
+++ b/mapserver.spec
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ BuildRequires:  mariadb-connector-c-devel
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  harfbuzz-devel
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
+BuildRequires:  perl-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
 BuildRequires:  perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker)
 BuildRequires:  postgresql-devel
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ EOF
 %changelog
 * Thu Mar  1 2018 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> - 7.0.5-11.git208bb3a
 - Rebuild with new redhat-rpm-config/perl build flags
+- Add "BuildRequires: perl-devel"
 
 * Tue Feb 13 2018 Sandro Mani <manisandro@gmail.com> - 7.0.5-10.git208bb3a
 - Rebuild (giflib)