diff --git a/openmpi.spec b/openmpi.spec
index 13dc4d5f92b279178f8f2091eb51b7592f826945..6b80ec1cdd711b295100349dc149ebd6bb1ec654 100644
--- a/openmpi.spec
+++ b/openmpi.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           openmpi
 Version:        2.1.1
-Release:        23
+Release:        24
 Summary:        Open Source High Performance Computing
 License:        BSD and MIT and Romio
 URL:            http://www.open-mpi.org/
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ BuildRequires:      python3-devel
 %ifarch x86_64
 BuildRequires:      infinipath-psm-devel, libpsm2-devel zlib-devel
 %endif
+%ifarch loongarch64
+BuildRequires:      automake
+%endif
 
 Provides:           mpi, %{name}-java
 Requires:           environment(modules), openssh-clients
@@ -227,6 +230,9 @@ make check
 %{_mandir}/%{name_all}/man*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 20 2023 Wenlong Zhang<zhangwenlong@loongson.cn> - 2.1.1-24
+- fix build error that automake can not be found
+
 * Wed May 31 2023 huajingyun<huajingyun@loongson.cn> - 2.1.1-23
 - Add loongarch64 support