diff --git a/gnutls.changes b/gnutls.changes
index a5652a3..63bce13 100644
--- a/gnutls.changes
+++ b/gnutls.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul 31 10:04:17 UTC 2018 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- Require pkgconfig(autoopts) for building
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 29 10:01:31 UTC 2018 - vcizek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gnutls.spec b/gnutls.spec
index 8e24031..e3f97f3 100644
--- a/gnutls.spec
+++ b/gnutls.spec
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  datefudge
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(autoopts)
 # The test suite calls /usr/bin/ss from iproute2. It's our own duty to ensure we have it present
 BuildRequires:  iproute2
 BuildRequires:  libidn2-devel