diff --git a/hyphen.spec b/hyphen.spec
index 7d2751f..651504e 100644
--- a/hyphen.spec
+++ b/hyphen.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Group:     System Environment/Libraries
 URL:       http://hunspell.sf.net
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 License:   LGPLv2+ or MPLv1.1
-BuildRequires: perl, patch, autoconf
+BuildRequires: perl, patch, autoconf, automake
 %ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
 BuildRequires: valgrind
 %endif