diff --git a/tig.spec b/tig.spec
index 74dafaf..bf32ee0 100644
--- a/tig.spec
+++ b/tig.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ License: GPL v2
 URL: https://github.com/jonas/tig
 Source0: https://github.com/jonas/tig/releases/download/%{name}-%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
-BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel, asciidoc
+BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel, asciidoc, git-core
 
 %description
 Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for git and it functions mainly as a Git repository browser.