diff --git a/programming/library/yaml-cpp/pspec.xml b/programming/library/yaml-cpp/pspec.xml
index bbaace7619..5294bdee95 100644
--- a/programming/library/yaml-cpp/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/library/yaml-cpp/pspec.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         <Description>To get a feel for how it can be used, see the Tutorial or How to Emit YAML.</Description>
         <Archive sha1sum="61edcbb18b106dfc240f151998e233c03bdbf9f3" type="targz">https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp/archive/release-0.5.2.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>cmake</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>boost-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>