diff --git a/icinga2.spec b/icinga2.spec
index e33df8826..0bae629f9 100644
--- a/icinga2.spec
+++ b/icinga2.spec
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ Group:        Applications/System
 PreReq:        permissions
 Provides:      monitoring_daemon
 Recommends:    monitoring-plugins
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1310
+BuildRequires: libyajl-devel
+%endif
 %endif
 BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
@@ -100,6 +103,10 @@ BuildRequires: boost141-devel
 BuildRequires: boost-devel >= 1.41
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?el6}
+BuildRequires: yajl-devel
+%endif
+
 %if 0%{?use_systemd}
 BuildRequires: systemd
 Requires: systemd