diff --git a/kernel/tools/perf/pspec.xml b/kernel/tools/perf/pspec.xml
index c81c422300..db39344f21 100644
--- a/kernel/tools/perf/pspec.xml
+++ b/kernel/tools/perf/pspec.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
             <Dependency>util-linux</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxslt</Dependency>
             <Dependency>openssl-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>systemtap-sdt-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
                 <Patches>
             <!-- Linux patches -->