diff --git a/libgdata.spec b/libgdata.spec
index 6e6704d..e11b568 100644
--- a/libgdata.spec
+++ b/libgdata.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Requires:       pkgconfig
 Requires:       gtk-doc
 Requires:       gobject-introspection-devel
 
+# https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=610273
+BuildRequires:  libtool
 
 %description    devel
 The %{name}-devel package contains libraries and header files for