diff --git a/aspell.changes b/aspell.changes
index 573b670..23efe8b 100644
--- a/aspell.changes
+++ b/aspell.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 20:07:42 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add libtool as buildrequire to make the spec file more reliable
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec 18 23:02:54 CET 2009 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/aspell.spec b/aspell.spec
index 7771a83..60250e7 100644
--- a/aspell.spec
+++ b/aspell.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package aspell (Version 0.60.6)
+# spec file for package aspell
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2010 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           aspell
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++ ncurses-devel
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 License:        LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          Productivity/Text/Spell
 Provides:       spell pspell