diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index e9f3a0173f..c73b12438f 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -112,3 +112,9 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call Require,gnutar, \
 	Please install GNU tar. \
 ))
+
+$(eval $(call RequireCommand,autoconf, \
+	Please install GNU autoconf. \
+))
+
+