diff --git a/SPECS/libvirt.spec b/SPECS/libvirt.spec
index b7883a0..e1584b1 100644
--- a/SPECS/libvirt.spec
+++ b/SPECS/libvirt.spec
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ Requires: numad
 Requires: dbus
 # For uid creation during pre
 Requires(pre): shadow-utils
+Requires: jansson
 
 %description daemon
 Server side daemon required to manage the virtualization capabilities