diff --git a/srcpkgs/xcb-util/template b/srcpkgs/xcb-util/template
index 20ffe4a00c9..3afe4ad16c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xcb-util/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xcb-util/template
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run libxcb
 Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build gperf
+Add_dependency build m4
 Add_dependency build libxcb-devel