diff --git a/gitea.spec b/gitea.spec
index 72f2aec..4a05845 100644
--- a/gitea.spec
+++ b/gitea.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ URL:            https://gitea.io/en-us/
 Source0:        https://github.com/go-gitea/%{name}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 BuildRequires:  golang
+BuildRequires:  npm
 BuildRequires:  nodejs >= 10.0.0
 BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 Requires(pre):  /usr/bin/getent