diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix b/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix
index 26c28eabb28..f3a9f168893 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
   {
     src = src.path;
 
-    buildInputs = buildInputs ++ [autoconf automake];
+    buildInputs = buildInputs ++ [autoconf automake libtool];
     
     postHook = ''
       ensureDir $out/nix-support