diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml
index 9d9646574..6bcd12666 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win-signer.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ architectures:
 packages:
 - "libssl-dev"
 - "autoconf"
+- "automake"
 - "libtool"
 - "pkg-config"
 remotes: