diff --git a/libnl3.spec b/libnl3.spec
index cd0825d..e6bec8a 100644
--- a/libnl3.spec
+++ b/libnl3.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patch5: 0005-route-scope-in-route-build-msg.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 BuildRequires: flex bison
 BuildRequires: python
+BuildRequires: automake
 
 %description
 This package contains a convenience library to simplify