diff --git a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
index a0a8005a1357..132b0402fdc0 100644
--- a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ Requires:       acl
 Requires:       sudo
 Requires:       sysstat
 Requires:       libaio
+BuildRequires:  libaio-devel
 AutoReqProv:    no
 
 %description test