diff --git a/nodejs-packaging.spec b/nodejs-packaging.spec
index d24cdc3..89334c9 100644
--- a/nodejs-packaging.spec
+++ b/nodejs-packaging.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ URL:            https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Node.js/Packagers
 Source0:        https://releases.pagure.org/%{name}/%{name}-fedora-%{version}.tar.xz
 ExclusiveArch:  %{nodejs_arches} noarch
 
+BuildRequires:  python3
+
 #nodejs-devel before 0.10.12 provided these macros and owned /usr/share/node
 Requires:       nodejs(engine) >= 0.10.12
 Requires:       redhat-rpm-config