diff --git a/cockpit-session-recording.spec.in b/cockpit-session-recording.spec.in
index 1b16525..e2e21ba 100644
--- a/cockpit-session-recording.spec.in
+++ b/cockpit-session-recording.spec.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License: LGPLv2+
 Source: cockpit-session-recording-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch: noarch
 
+Requires: cockpit-system
 Requires: tlog
 BuildRequires: libappstream-glib