diff --git a/lfs/libupnp b/lfs/libupnp
index 18f5e6d8a..f140cb4b4 100644
--- a/lfs/libupnp
+++ b/lfs/libupnp
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar jxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure \
-		--prefix=/usr
-
+	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=/usr
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)