diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml
index af2b7677d..f068c6464 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ architectures:
 packages:
 - "libssl-dev"
 - "autoconf"
+- "automake"
 - "libtool"
 - "pkg-config"
 remotes: