diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 99bebb4..2c90a7e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   [ Maximiliano Curia ]
   * Add new patch: Migrate-away-from-gnome-common-deprecated-vars-and-
     macros.patch (Closes: 829956)
+  * Add build dependency on autoconf-archive.
 
  -- Margarita Manterola <marga@debian.org>  Tue, 31 May 2016 19:41:55 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0f50d7b..c3dba63 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 Homepage: http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                dh-autoreconf,
+               autoconf-archive,
                dh-python,
                gnome-pkg-tools,
                gobject-introspection (>= 0.9.12-4~),