diff --git a/SPECS/bogofilter.spec b/SPECS/bogofilter.spec
index 3173af1..ee26ccc 100644
--- a/SPECS/bogofilter.spec
+++ b/SPECS/bogofilter.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Release: 16%{?dist}
 License: GPL-2.0-only
 URL: http://bogofilter.sourceforge.net/
 Source0: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/bogofilter/bogofilter-%{version}.tar.xz
+BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: flex
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(sqlite3)