diff --git a/programming/language/python/pip/pspec.xml b/programming/language/python/pip/pspec.xml
index 94b65469cc..3ac9db5ecb 100644
--- a/programming/language/python/pip/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/language/python/pip/pspec.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>python-setuptools</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>