diff --git a/abook.spec b/abook.spec
index b946ec3..51faf18 100644
--- a/abook.spec
+++ b/abook.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Patch0: %{name}-preserve.patch
 # fix build with gcc-5.0
 Patch1: %{name}-gcc5.patch
 BuildRequires: autoconf
+BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: gettext-devel
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires: readline-devel