diff --git a/gnome-panel.spec b/gnome-panel.spec
index 495c965..4d2f322 100644
--- a/gnome-panel.spec
+++ b/gnome-panel.spec
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BuildRequires: which
 BuildRequires: libxml2-python
 BuildRequires: intltool
 BuildRequires: gettext
-BuildRequires: automake
+BuildRequires: automake-1.9
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: scrollkeeper
 BuildRequires: libxslt
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ cp -f %{SOURCE3} gnome-panel/panel-compatibility.schemas
 
 %build
 # gpm-integration patches Makefile.am and configure.in
-aclocal
-automake
+automake-1.9
 autoconf
 %configure \
    --disable-gtk-doc \