diff --git a/cta.spec.in b/cta.spec.in
index 7d283f9150fddbc95ab6834e305c6a0648b9b973..3671dfc5234b536e8bde7f43039213c171761f22 100644
--- a/cta.spec.in
+++ b/cta.spec.in
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ Group: Application/CTA
 Requires: logrotate
 Requires: cta-common = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: cta-lib = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: eos-client
 %description -n cta-taped
 CERN Tape Archive:
 The tape server daemon