diff --git a/gc.changes b/gc.changes
index c803fb4..b1c4abe 100644
--- a/gc.changes
+++ b/gc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct  1 05:39:10 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add libtool as buildrequire to make the spec file more reliable
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 30 19:06:55 UTC 2011 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gc.spec b/gc.spec
index 2ef0763..382ca4f 100644
--- a/gc.spec
+++ b/gc.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Source:         %{name}-%{src_ver}.tar.bz2
 Patch0:         %{name}-build.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++ pkg-config
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 
 %description
 The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used as a