diff --git a/lfs/gettext b/lfs/gettext
index b1d75ed2d..0cf9cca6b 100644
--- a/lfs/gettext
+++ b/lfs/gettext
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
 ifeq "$(ROOT)" ""
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure $(EXTRA_CONFIG)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)