diff --git a/gettext-csharp.spec b/gettext-csharp.spec
index 5c5fcce..ddfb5f9 100644
--- a/gettext-csharp.spec
+++ b/gettext-csharp.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           gettext-csharp
 BuildRequires:  fdupes mono-devel perl-libintl-perl tcl
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 Requires:       mono
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
 License:        LGPLv2.1+
diff --git a/gettext-java.spec b/gettext-java.spec
index f024016..be5c51f 100644
--- a/gettext-java.spec
+++ b/gettext-java.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           gettext-java
 BuildRequires:  fdupes gcc-c++ gcc-java perl-libintl-perl tcl
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
 License:        LGPLv2.1+
 Group:          Development/Tools/Other
diff --git a/gettext-runtime.changes b/gettext-runtime.changes
index e4bb1cf..2996f25 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime.changes
+++ b/gettext-runtime.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ Sun Oct  2 14:24:27 CEST 2011 - dmueller@suse.de
 - revert last change - it is not the testsuite that hangs
   but everything. The better workaround is to disable openmp
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct  1 05:39:12 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- add libtool as buildrequire to make the spec file more reliable
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Oct  1 02:00:30 UTC 2011 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gettext-runtime.spec b/gettext-runtime.spec
index b0d501a..f96a904 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime.spec
+++ b/gettext-runtime.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Name:           gettext-runtime
 Version:        0.18.1.1
 Release:        2
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++ perl-libintl-perl tcl
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 # To get an updated linkdupes.sh (in case there are new dupes), temproarily enable:
 #BuildRequires: fdupes
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/