diff --git a/ipmitool.changes b/ipmitool.changes
index e2cb663..2e9748c 100644
--- a/ipmitool.changes
+++ b/ipmitool.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct 15 04:47:10 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add libtool as buildrequire to make the spec file more reliable
+
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 Tue May  4 15:58:27 CEST 2010 - meissner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ipmitool.spec b/ipmitool.spec
index acd9d28..ab45d3a 100644
--- a/ipmitool.spec
+++ b/ipmitool.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           ipmitool
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel readline-devel
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 Url:            http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/
 Summary:        Utility for IPMI Control
 Version:        1.8.11