3 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/Makefile b/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/Makefile
index d517144533..33032f118f 100644
--- a/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/Makefile
+++ b/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ VERSION=0.0.0
 SOURCE_TARBALL_DIR=../../../dist
 TARBALL=$(SOURCE_TARBALL_DIR)/rabbitmq-server-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 TOP_DIR=$(shell pwd)
-DEFINES=--define '_topdir $(TOP_DIR)' --define '_tmppath $(TOP_DIR)/tmp'
+DEFINES=--define '_topdir $(TOP_DIR)' --define '_tmppath $(TOP_DIR)/tmp' --define 'debian 1'
 
 rpms:   clean server
 
diff --git a/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/rabbitmq-server.spec b/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/rabbitmq-server.spec
index d4e21ebeb8..214f6918fd 100644
--- a/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/rabbitmq-server.spec
+++ b/packaging/RPMS/Fedora/rabbitmq-server.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Source2: rabbitmq-server.wrapper
 Source3: rabbitmq-server.logrotate
 URL: http://www.rabbitmq.com/
 Vendor: LShift Ltd., Cohesive Financial Technologies LLC., Rabbit Technlogies Ltd.
+%if 0%{?debian}
+%else
+BuildRequires: python, python-json
+%endif
 Requires: erlang, logrotate
 Packager: Hubert Plociniczak <hubert@lshift.net>
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
diff --git a/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control b/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
index bc691bc7b6..675e15f490 100644
--- a/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: rabbitmq-server
 Section: net
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Tony Garnock-Jones <tonyg@rabbitmq.com>
-Build-Depends: cdbs, debhelper (>= 5), erlang-base | erlang-base-hipe, erlang-nox, erlang-dev, erlang-src, make, python
+Build-Depends: cdbs, debhelper (>= 5), erlang-base | erlang-base-hipe, erlang-nox, erlang-dev, erlang-src, make, python, python-json
 Standards-Version: 3.7.2
 
 Package: rabbitmq-server