diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios.yml b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
index c3bf45a1cb..8a57a05ac8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           PSIPHON_CONFIG_KEY: ${{ secrets.PSIPHON_CONFIG_KEY }}
           PSIPHON_CONFIG_JSON_AGE_BASE64: ${{ secrets.PSIPHON_CONFIG_JSON_AGE_BASE64 }}
 
-      - run: brew install coreutils # we need sha256sum to verify tarballs
+      # we need coreutils for sha256 plus a bunch of GNU build tools
+      - run: brew install autoconf automake coreutils libtool
 
       - run: make EXPECTED_XCODE_VERSION=14.2 MOBILE/ios