diff --git a/fribidi.spec b/fribidi.spec
index 92df5e8..7b5cc4f 100644
--- a/fribidi.spec
+++ b/fribidi.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Patch0: fribidi-0.10.7-multiarchdevel.patch
 License: LGPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
-BuildRequires: automake, autoconf
+BuildRequires: automake, autoconf, libtool
 
 %description
 A library to handle bidirectional scripts (eg. hebrew, arabic), so that