diff --git a/nix.spec.in b/nix.spec.in
index e2537960e2..81344ffdd6 100644
--- a/nix.spec.in
+++ b/nix.spec.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Source0: %{name}-@version@.tar.gz
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
 %define _prefix /nix
 Prefix: %{_prefix}
+Requires: /usr/bin/perl
 
 %description