diff --git a/matrix-synapse.spec b/matrix-synapse.spec
index fdb2c90..10d1c3a 100644
--- a/matrix-synapse.spec
+++ b/matrix-synapse.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source1:    synapse.sysconfig
 Patch0:     0001-Remove-the-strict-version-requirement-for-pynacl.patch
 BuildArch:  noarch
 
+BuildRequires:  libjpeg-turbo
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python-sphinx
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-yaml
 BuildRequires:  systemd
 BuildRequires:  python-mock
 
+Requires:       libjpeg-turbo
 Requires:       py-bcrypt
 Requires:       pyOpenSSL >= 0.14
 Requires:       python-bleach >= 1.4.2