diff --git a/pidgin.changes b/pidgin.changes
index d755cd3..c98b983 100644
--- a/pidgin.changes
+++ b/pidgin.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Nov 27 06:44:46 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add libtool as buildrequire to avoid implicit dependency
+
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 Mon Aug 22 10:31:57 CET 2011 - christoph.miebach@web.de
   
diff --git a/pidgin.spec b/pidgin.spec
index 74d4673..c9b43d8 100644
--- a/pidgin.spec
+++ b/pidgin.spec
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ BuildRequires:  cyrus-sasl-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbus-1-devel
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  evolution-data-server-devel
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 %if %suse_version > 1110
 BuildRequires:  farsight2-devel
 %endif