diff --git a/srcpkgs/libnfs/template b/srcpkgs/libnfs/template
index 56924584f28..5a39bdf9710 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libnfs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libnfs/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=2
 wrksrc="sahlberg-libnfs-47e5a2c"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config automake"
+hostmakedepends="libtool pkg-config automake"
 short_desc="Client library for accessing NFS shares"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs"