diff --git a/glib2.changes b/glib2.changes
index 0de112d..b7828fe 100644
--- a/glib2.changes
+++ b/glib2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 30 09:50:42 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add automake as buildrequire to avoid implicit dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 22 08:28:17 UTC 2011 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/glib2.spec b/glib2.spec
index 47ab963..f6e9cc1 100644
--- a/glib2.spec
+++ b/glib2.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
-# norootforbuild
 
 %define with_systemtap 0
 
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ Patch10:        glib2-bgo569829-gettext-gkeyfile.patch
 Patch11:        glib2-fate300461-gettext-gkeyfile-suse.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM glib2-force-fam-for-remote-fs.patch bgo#592211 hpj@novell.com -- Try monitoring files on NFS mounts via FAM before falling back to inotify.
 Patch12:        glib2-force-fam-for-remote-fs.patch
+BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  fam-devel
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++