diff --git a/libpipeline.spec b/libpipeline.spec
index c1f9586..5d59533 100644
--- a/libpipeline.spec
+++ b/libpipeline.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Group:          System/Libraries
 URL:            https://www.nongnu.org/libpipeline/
 Source0:        https://gitlab.com/cjwatson/%{name}/-/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
+BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 
 %description