diff --git a/srcpkgs/glibmm/template b/srcpkgs/glibmm/template
index c21533cd4d..70fc43e743 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glibmm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glibmm/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=glibmm
 version=2.37.93
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool libtool glib-devel>=2.38"
 makedepends="libglib-devel>=2.38 libsigc++-devel>=2.2.10"
 short_desc="C++ bindings for GLib"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ long_desc="
  extensible via inheritance and a comprehensive set of widget classes that
  can be freely combined to quickly create complex user interfaces."
 
+pre_configure() {
+	libtoolize -f
+}
+
 glibmm-devel_package() {
 	depends="libglib-devel libsigc++-devel glibmm-${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"