diff --git a/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-0.9.1.ebuild b/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-0.9.1.ebuild
index d7eeab069a..ac8b77e71b 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-0.9.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-0.9.1.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ DEPEND="
 	gpm? ( sys-libs/gpm )
 "
 
+# autoconf-archive needed to eautoreconf
 BDEPEND="
+	dev-build/autoconf-archive
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	test? ( >=dev-util/cppunit-1.12.0 )
 "
diff --git a/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-9999.ebuild b/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-9999.ebuild
index db06be5b1f..f7f4adbc5f 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/finalcut/finalcut-9999.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ DEPEND="
 	gpm? ( sys-libs/gpm )
 "
 
+# autoconf-archive needed to eautoreconf
 BDEPEND="
+	dev-build/autoconf-archive
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	test? ( >=dev-util/cppunit-1.12.0 )
 "