diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
index bf134c459d9..85821ee2089 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/libtool/libtool2.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "lib" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl help2man ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl help2man m4 ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ m4 ];
 
   # Don't fixup "#! /bin/sh" in Libtool, otherwise it will use the