diff --git a/makerpm.pl b/makerpm.pl
index f752a4bc9..53b534b88 100755
--- a/makerpm.pl
+++ b/makerpm.pl
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Name: webmin
 Version: $ver
 Release: $rel
 Provides: %{name}-%{version} perl(WebminCore)
+Requires(pre): /usr/bin/perl
 Requires: /bin/sh /usr/bin/perl /bin/rm perl(Net::SSLeay) perl(Time::Local) perl(Encode::Detect) perl(Data::Dumper) openssl unzip tar
 AutoReq: 0
 License: Freeware