diff --git a/python-tqdm.spec b/python-tqdm.spec
index 728290c55cbd425ef92c5d71cc66e0cae1035adc..79cdb0b1d3b16af592e4ced6de30636aaded6e4f 100644
--- a/python-tqdm.spec
+++ b/python-tqdm.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ License:        MPLv2.0 and MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm
 Source0:        https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm/archive/v%{version}/tqdm-%{version}.tar.gz
 
-BuildRequires:  python3-devel python3-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel python3-setuptools python3-coverage
 
 %description
 tqdm derives from the Arabic word taqaddum which can mean "progress". Instantly