diff --git a/bubblewrap.spec b/bubblewrap.spec
index a269906..36f9740 100644
--- a/bubblewrap.spec
+++ b/bubblewrap.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License: LGPLv2+
 URL: https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap
 Source0: https://github.com/projectatomic/bubblewrap/releases/download/v%{version}/bubblewrap-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: libcap-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libselinux)
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ user namespaces.
 %autosetup
 
 %build
+if ! test -x configure; then NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh; fi
 %configure --disable-silent-rules --with-priv-mode=none
 %make_build