diff --git a/resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global/ext/fpm.rb b/resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global/ext/fpm.rb
index 910ba7c0..7cffcb8d 100755
--- a/resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global/ext/fpm.rb
+++ b/resources/puppetlabs/lein-ezbake/template/global/ext/fpm.rb
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 
   if options.systemd_sles == 1
     fpm_opts << "--rpm-tag '%{?systemd_requires}'"
+    fpm_opts << "--rpm-tag 'BuildRequires: systemd-rpm-macros'"
   end
 
   fpm_opts << "--config-files /etc/puppetlabs/#{options.realname}"