diff --git a/srcpkgs/shadow/template b/srcpkgs/shadow/template
index 26cbb0322e0..fcd5c7b5a1e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/shadow/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/shadow/template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CFLAGS="-fPIE"
 LDFLAGS="-pie"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel"
+	hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext-devel"
 	pre_configure() {
 		autoreconf -fi
 	}