diff --git a/gc.changes b/gc.changes
index 2c0a362..77f381e 100644
--- a/gc.changes
+++ b/gc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar  3 20:42:59 UTC 2013 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Record autoconf requirements in spec file
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug  7 15:23:30 UTC 2012 - uli@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gc.spec b/gc.spec
index aa86211..3b9bf76 100644
--- a/gc.spec
+++ b/gc.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gc
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 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
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Patch3:         0001-Fix-calloc-related-code-to-prevent-SIZE_MAX-redefini.patch
 Patch4:         0001-Speedup-calloc-size-overflow-check-by-preventing-div.patch
 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.64
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config