diff --git a/evince.spec b/evince.spec
index 923db1b..8dcbdf0 100644
--- a/evince.spec
+++ b/evince.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ BuildRequires:  GConf2-devel
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel
 # For patch3
 BuildRequires:  automake
+# For autoconf.sh
+BuildRequires:  gnome-common >= 2.26
 
 # for the nautilus properties page
 BuildRequires: nautilus-devel