diff --git a/gdal.spec b/gdal.spec
index 857d313dec7809bfcff163127717d2ff5721b67a..15bad66edeadb662df83e2ffc8b555bb5f66d1ba 100644
--- a/gdal.spec
+++ b/gdal.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ BuildRequires: libtiff-devel
 BuildRequires: libtirpc-devel
 BuildRequires: libwebp-devel
 BuildRequires: libzstd-devel
+BuildRequires: libzstd-static
 %if 0%{?with_mysql}
 BuildRequires: mariadb-connector-c-devel
 %endif