diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7142e0f7..3f34fb5f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ nvm install v0.12
 To build Bitcoin Core and bindings development packages are needed:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev autoconf pkg-config libssl-dev
+sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake autoconf pkg-config libssl-dev
 ```
 
 Clone the bitcore-node repository locally: