diff --git a/kernel.spec.in b/kernel.spec.in
index 59ba859..4d0ecbc 100644
--- a/kernel.spec.in
+++ b/kernel.spec.in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ BuildRequires:  dracut
 BuildRequires:  busybox
 BuildRequires:  bc
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-plugin-devel
 BuildRequires:  elfutils-libelf-devel
 BuildRequires:  bison