diff --git a/obs-packaging/qemu-lite/qemu-lite.spec-template b/obs-packaging/qemu-lite/qemu-lite.spec-template
index ff1a81e3c..6a68fd8f5 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/qemu-lite/qemu-lite.spec-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/qemu-lite/qemu-lite.spec-template
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ BuildRequires : libnuma-devel
 %else
 BuildRequires : numactl-devel
 %endif
+BuildRequires : python
 BuildRequires : python-devel
 BuildRequires : zlib-devel
 BuildRequires : pkgconfig(pixman-1)
diff --git a/obs-packaging/qemu-vanilla/qemu-vanilla.spec-template b/obs-packaging/qemu-vanilla/qemu-vanilla.spec-template
index 380d04eeb..a6fd96346 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/qemu-vanilla/qemu-vanilla.spec-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/qemu-vanilla/qemu-vanilla.spec-template
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ BuildRequires : libnuma-devel
 %else
 BuildRequires : numactl-devel
 %endif
+BuildRequires : python
 BuildRequires : python-devel
 BuildRequires : zlib-devel
 BuildRequires : pkgconfig(pixman-1)