diff --git a/unpaper.spec b/unpaper.spec
index df4b7a0..3a90ff1 100644
--- a/unpaper.spec
+++ b/unpaper.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL: https://github.com/unpaper/unpaper
 Source0: https://github.com/unpaper/unpaper/archive/refs/tags/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 BuildRequires: autoconf
+BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: meson
 BuildRequires: sphinx
 Requires: ffmpeg