diff --git a/rpm/scitokens-cpp.spec b/rpm/scitokens-cpp.spec
index 3aa3192..48ef24e 100644
--- a/rpm/scitokens-cpp.spec
+++ b/rpm/scitokens-cpp.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ BuildRequires: sqlite-devel
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: libcurl-devel
 BuildRequires: libuuid-devel
+%if 0%{?el7}
+# needed for ldconfig_scriptlets
+BuildRequires: epel-rpm-macros
+%endif
 
 %description
 %{summary}