diff --git a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
index 3566e003970..52a3e6f9ab6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pulseaudio/template
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Add_dependency run libxcb
 Add_dependency run GConf
 Add_dependency run libpulseaudio
 
+Add_dependency build m4
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build gettext
 Add_dependency build GConf-devel