diff --git a/fedora-packager.spec b/fedora-packager.spec
index 1696e48..a22d9c2 100644
--- a/fedora-packager.spec
+++ b/fedora-packager.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source0:        https://releases.pagure.org/fedora-packager/fedora-packager-%{ve
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  make
+BuildRequires:  automake
 Requires:       koji >= 1.11.0
 Requires:       bodhi-client
 Requires:       rpm-build rpmdevtools rpmlint