diff --git a/lfs/fetchmail b/lfs/fetchmail
index cde51fadb..5e8aae416 100644
--- a/lfs/fetchmail
+++ b/lfs/fetchmail
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar Jxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/fetchmail-6.3.26-permit-build-without-ssl3.patch
-
+	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--with-ssl \