diff --git a/media-libs/libltc/libltc-1.3.2.ebuild b/media-libs/libltc/libltc-1.3.2.ebuild
index 48b679efc14b6..19a2a8ecf8137 100644
--- a/media-libs/libltc/libltc-1.3.2.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/libltc/libltc-1.3.2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == *9999 ]]; then
 	inherit git-r3 autotools
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/x42/libltc"
 else
+	inherit libtool
 	SRC_URI="https://github.com/x42/libltc/releases/download/v${PV}/${P}.tar.gz"
 	KEYWORDS="amd64"
 fi
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@ RESTRICT="mirror"
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 
-	[[ ${PV} == *9999 ]] && eautoreconf
+	if [[ ${PV} = *9999 ]]; then
+		eautoreconf
+	else
+		elibtoolize
+	fi
 }
 
 src_install() {
diff --git a/media-libs/libltc/libltc-9999.ebuild b/media-libs/libltc/libltc-9999.ebuild
index 1151950f7c7ab..3049a511a9852 100644
--- a/media-libs/libltc/libltc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/libltc/libltc-9999.ebuild
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == *9999 ]]; then
 	inherit git-r3 autotools
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/x42/libltc"
 else
+	inherit libtool
 	SRC_URI="https://github.com/x42/libltc/releases/download/v${PV}/${P}.tar.gz"
 	KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 fi
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@ RESTRICT="mirror"
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 
-	[[ ${PV} == *9999 ]] && eautoreconf
+	if [[ ${PV} = *9999 ]]; then
+		eautoreconf
+	else
+		elibtoolize
+	fi
 }
 
 src_install() {