diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index d95c753..6b93c98 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pkgdesc="A strictly POSIX.2 compliant shell, with minimal extensions. Based on k
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="https://packages.debian.org/unstable/posh"
 license=("GPLv2")
+makedepends=( 'automake' )
 source=("http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/posh/posh_${pkgver}.tar.xz")
 
 build() {