diff --git a/srcpkgs/iselect/template b/srcpkgs/iselect/template
index f7da5a6b03f..0dc7516ba75 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iselect/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iselect/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=iselect
 version=1.4.2
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config autoconf"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config automake"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="Interactive line selection tool for textual files"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"