diff --git a/programming/language/python/gst-python/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python/gst-python/pspec.xml
index de224e3eb7..9f7d1148f0 100644
--- a/programming/language/python/gst-python/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python/gst-python/pspec.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
             <Dependency>python-pygobject-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gstreamer-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gst-plugins-base-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>