diff --git a/grep.spec b/grep.spec
index 02df03b..e9f09a3 100644
--- a/grep.spec
+++ b/grep.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 BuildRoot:	%(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 BuildRequires: pcre-devel >= 3.9-10, texinfo, gettext
+BuildRequires: autoconf automake
 
 %description
 The GNU versions of commonly used grep utilities.  Grep searches