diff --git a/onboard.spec b/onboard.spec
index f23ed78..7592442 100644
--- a/onboard.spec
+++ b/onboard.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # This package depends on automagic byte compilation
-# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/No_more_automagic_Python_bytecompilation_phase_2
 %global _python_bytecompile_extra 1
 
 Name:               onboard
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires:      intltool
 BuildRequires:      python3-dbus
 BuildRequires:      systemd-devel
 BuildRequires:      desktop-file-utils
+BuildRequires:      perl-Encode
 
 Requires:           iso-codes
 Requires:           dbus-x11