diff --git a/srcpkgs/xcb-util-wm/template b/srcpkgs/xcb-util-wm/template
index b05d1c5001..7352280fcf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xcb-util-wm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xcb-util-wm/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.4.1
 revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="m4 pkg-config"
 makedepends="libxcb-devel>=1.8 xcb-util-devel>=0.3.9"
 short_desc="Utility libraries for XC Binding - client and window-manager helpers for ICCCM"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"