diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.arch b/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
index f8e944a23d..a5fd555cec 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ BuildPackages=
         libxkbcommon
         libxslt
         lz4
+        m4
         meson
         pam
         pkgconfig
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
index c41fc1d419..1a3b517d0f 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ BuildPackages=
         libsmartcols-dev
         libtool
         libxkbcommon-dev
+        m4
         meson
         pkg-config
         python3
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora b/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
index c38ee7e6d3..4cfdcb0b36 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ BuildPackages=
         libxslt
         lz4
         lz4-devel
+        m4
         meson
         pam-devel
         pkgconfig