diff --git a/packaging/make_srpm b/packaging/make_srpm
index 86d65f3b30600a14d1ede132fd1d6aed6f7db72c..ef2dced94616eba28395d25e3447c9735f9ed5c8 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