diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 39cad6cd..a5792ba8 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 formats = rpm
 
 [bdist_rpm]
-requires = numpy, python2-matplotlib, PyQt4
+requires = python, numpy, python2-matplotlib, PyQt4
+build_requires = python, python-setuptools, PyQt4
 
 # See the docstring in versioneer.py for instructions. Note that you must
 # re-run 'versioneer.py setup' after changing this section, and commit the