diff --git a/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec b/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec
index 3940e5c..95d6b63 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec
+++ b/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Requires:	ImageMagick
 Requires:	pycairo
 BuildRequires:  qubes-libvchan-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
+# for meminfo-writer
+BuildRequires:  xen-devel
 
 %description
 Common Linux files for Qubes Dom0 and VM