diff --git a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
index f414ec058..c4e19126c 100644
--- a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
+++ b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ REVISION="2"
 STATUS_HAIKU="stable"
 PROVIDES="cmd:m4 = $portVersion compat >= 1.4"
 DEPEND="haiku >= $haikuVersion"
+BUILD_DEPEND="haiku-devel >= $haikuVersion
+	cmd:gcc
+	cmd:ld"
 
 SOURCE_DIR="$portVersionedName"