diff --git a/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec b/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec
index f2975b6..32dfe7b 100644
--- a/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec
+++ b/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Requires:       systemd-libs
 Requires:       dbus-libs
 Requires:       cryptsetup-libs
 Requires:       libblkid
+Requires:       dbus-python
 
 # stratisd does not require clevis; it can be used in restricted environments
 # where clevis is not available.