diff --git a/cta.spec.in b/cta.spec.in
index 0f95ca5b6c356c737a408f7886988daa32ad1598..bc5e98ce73815675f4a2d3678702a753e9c9f133 100644
--- a/cta.spec.in
+++ b/cta.spec.in
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires: protobuf-compiler >= 2.3.0 protobuf-devel >= 2.3.0
 BuildRequires: gmock-devel >= 1.5.0 gtest-devel >= 1.5.0
 BuildRequires: sqlite-devel >= 3.6
 BuildRequires: libcap-devel >= 2.16
+BuildRequires: binutils-devel >= 2.20
 # only build debug info if you're building the whole code
 
 %description