diff --git a/gpm.spec b/gpm.spec
index 4a046b2..66b12e7 100644
--- a/gpm.spec
+++ b/gpm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A mouse server for the Linux console.
 Name: gpm
 Version: 1.20.1
-Release: 71.1
+Release: 71.2
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Source: http://ftp.linux.it/pub/People/rubini/gpm/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Requires: bash >= 2.0
 # this defines the library version that this package builds.
 %define LIBVER 1.19.0
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
-BuildPrereq: sed gawk texinfo bison ncurses-devel
+BuildPrereq: sed gawk texinfo bison ncurses-devel autoconf
 
 %description
 Gpm provides mouse support to text-based Linux applications like the
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Fri Dec 09 2005 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com>
 - rebuilt
+- added autoconf as a BuildReq
 
 * Fri Mar 04 2005 Petr Rockai <prockai@redhat.com>
 - rebuilt