diff --git a/manual tests/5 rpm/meson.build b/manual tests/5 rpm/meson.build
index ebbbdfde9..131da3930 100644
--- a/manual tests/5 rpm/meson.build	
+++ b/manual tests/5 rpm/meson.build	
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ project('test spec', 'c')
 
 rpm = import('rpm')
 dependency('zlib')
+find_program('nonexistprog', required : false)
 
 lib = shared_library('mesontest_shared', ['lib.c', 'lib.h'],
                      version : '0.1', soversion : '0',
diff --git a/modules/rpm.py b/modules/rpm.py
index 19f69f22f..cbd92afc2 100644
--- a/modules/rpm.py
+++ b/modules/rpm.py
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@ class RPMModule:
                      'You can use following command to find package which contains this lib:',
                      mlog.bold('dnf provides %s' % lib.fullpath))
         for prog in state.environment.coredata.ext_progs.values():
-            fn.write('BuildRequires: %s\n' % ' '.join(prog.fullpath))
+            if not prog.found():
+                fn.write('BuildRequires: /usr/bin/%s # FIXME\n' % prog.get_name())
+            else:
+                fn.write('BuildRequires: %s\n' % ' '.join(prog.fullpath))
         fn.write('BuildRequires: meson\n')
         fn.write('\n')
         fn.write('%description\n')