diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template
index 638ff2a2ece..5dbae0eed23 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt-glib/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_helper="gir"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static $(vopt_enable gir introspection)
  $(vopt_enable vala)"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel gettext-devel gtk-doc
+hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config intltool glib-devel gettext-devel gtk-doc
  python-devel $(vopt_if vala vala)"
 makedepends="libglib-devel libvirt-devel libxml2-devel python-devel"
 short_desc="Glib integration with libvirt"