diff --git a/srcpkgs/cinnamon-control-center/template b/srcpkgs/cinnamon-control-center/template
index 9da17ca74f3..d818e4223c4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cinnamon-control-center/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cinnamon-control-center/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper=gir
 configure_args="--disable-static --disable-update-mimedb --disable-systemd"
-hostmakedepends="autoconf-archive gettext-devel glib-devel gnome-common
+hostmakedepends="autoconf-archive gettext-devel glib-devel automake
  gobject-introspection intltool libtool pkg-config libxslt"
 makedepends="ModemManager-devel cinnamon-desktop-devel cinnamon-menus-devel
  cinnamon-settings-daemon-devel gnome-online-accounts-devel ibus-devel