diff --git a/srcpkgs/ppl/template b/srcpkgs/ppl/template
index 1804a5c0c77..ed51ed1e6f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ppl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ppl/template
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run libstdc++
 Add_dependency run gmp
 Add_dependency build gmp-devel
+
+if [ -n "$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD" ]; then
+	Add_dependency build m4
+fi