diff --git a/packaging/make_srpm b/packaging/make_srpm
index 105096250a5b5a234c6db8c8b5ea9f9d1b02cea9..0fa2d33239c6aa868731ad7d99020b74dd2a1ee9 100755
--- a/packaging/make_srpm
+++ b/packaging/make_srpm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source0:  labcomm.__DESCRIBE__.tar.gz
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: ant
 BuildRequires: java
+BuildRequires: java-devel
 BuildRequires: mono-core
 BuildRequires: python2-devel