diff --git a/file.changes b/file.changes
index e67ebab..78896be 100644
--- a/file.changes
+++ b/file.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct  1 05:39:05 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add libtool as buildrequire to make the spec file more reliable
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep 18 17:17:12 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/file.spec b/file.spec
index 9d0476e..f78ad18 100644
--- a/file.spec
+++ b/file.spec
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
+
 Name:           file
 BuildRequires:  findutils zlib-devel
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 Url:            http://www.darwinsys.com/file/
 License:        BSD 2 Clause
 Group:          Productivity/File utilities
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ Summary:        Include Files and Libraries mandatory for Development
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Other
 Provides:       file:/usr/include/magic.h
 Requires:       file = %{version} glibc-devel
+
 %description -n file-devel
 This package contains all necessary include files and libraries needed
 to develop applications that require the magic "file" interface.
diff --git a/python-magic.spec b/python-magic.spec
index 9b4faa6..b85077c 100644
--- a/python-magic.spec
+++ b/python-magic.spec
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
+
 Name:           python-magic
 %define build_python_bindings 1
 BuildRequires:  findutils zlib-devel
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 Url:            http://www.darwinsys.com/file/
 License:        BSD 3 Clause, BSD 4 Clause