diff --git a/xmlto.spec b/xmlto.spec
index 7171a36..e67e81a 100644
--- a/xmlto.spec
+++ b/xmlto.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ BuildRoot:  %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: docbook-xsl >= 1.56.0
 BuildRequires: libxslt
 BuildRequires: util-linux, flex
+#disable it when removing the patch
+BuildRequires: autoconf automake
 
 # We rely heavily on the DocBook XSL stylesheets!
 Requires: docbook-xsl >= 1.74.2