diff --git a/lfs/cifs-utils b/lfs/cifs-utils
index 05705393c..c3a98f6d6 100644
--- a/lfs/cifs-utils
+++ b/lfs/cifs-utils
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING) $(EXTRA_MAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install