diff --git a/srcpkgs/pcre/template b/srcpkgs/pcre/template
index be43f27ae0e..f0f98b3d4b0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pcre/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pcre/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/pcre/pcre-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=a913fb9bd058ef380a2d91847c3c23fcf98e92dc3b47cd08a53c021c5cde0f55
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="automake"
+	hostmakedepends="libtool automake"
 	pre_configure() {
 		autoreconf -fi
 	}