diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index ba24c14..7575551 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ Requires:   perl(Thread::Queue)
 Requires:   perl(threads)
 
 BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.65
-BuildRequires:  automake
 Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 BuildArch:  noarch
 
 # for better tests coverage:
 %if %{with check}
-BuildRequires: libtool gettext-devel flex bison texinfo-tex texlive-dvips
+BuildRequires: automake libtool gettext-devel flex bison texinfo-tex texlive-dvips
 BuildRequires: java-devel-openjdk gcc-gfortran
 BuildRequires: dejagnu expect emacs imake python-docutils vala
 BuildRequires: cscope ncompress sharutils help2man