diff --git a/gramps/gramps.spec.in b/gramps/gramps.spec.in
index 36782c829..38b9c751c 100644
--- a/gramps/gramps.spec.in
+++ b/gramps/gramps.spec.in
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ Requires: pygnome >= 1.0.53
 Requires: _gladegnomemodule.so
 Requires: pyexpat.so
 
-%define skreq 0.1.4
-BuildRequires: scrollkeeper >= %skreq
+BuildRequires: scrollkeeper >= 0.1.4
+BuildRequires: automake >= 1.6
+BuildRequires: autoconf >= 2.52
 
 %description
 gramps (Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming