diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libharu/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libharu/package.py
index 7e0e049f980..a647883538c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libharu/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libharu/package.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ class Libharu(AutotoolsPackage):
     version('master', branch='master',
             git='https://github.com/libharu/libharu.git')
 
+    depends_on('libtool', type=('build'))
+    depends_on('autoconf', type=('build'))
+    depends_on('automake', type=('build'))
     depends_on('libpng')
     depends_on('zlib')