diff --git a/mm-common.spec b/mm-common.spec
index 6fb0909..e8c86b0 100644
--- a/mm-common.spec
+++ b/mm-common.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://gtkmm.org
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/1.0/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  autoconf automake
+
 Requires:       pkgconfig
 Requires:       graphviz
 Requires:       doxygen