diff --git a/srcpkgs/pluma/template b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
index e96f6a4b6eb..2dca33c4d4d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pluma/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pluma/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper=gir
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/pluma/plugins"
-hostmakedepends="gobject-introspection mate-common
+hostmakedepends="autoconf-archive gobject-introspection mate-common
  automake libtool"
 makedepends="enchant2-devel gtksourceview-devel iso-codes libSM-devel
  libpeas-devel libsoup-devel mate-desktop-devel"