diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/turbine/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/turbine/package.py
index 8ce10e7d54b..5a302e637f1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/turbine/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/turbine/package.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Turbine(AutotoolsPackage):
     depends_on('autoconf', type='build')
     depends_on('automake', type='build')
     depends_on('libtool', type='build')
+    depends_on('m4', type=('build', 'run'))
 
     def setup_environment(self, spack_env, run_env):
         spec = self.spec