diff --git a/lfs/linux-atm b/lfs/linux-atm
index 6465d1432..4e033f5d3 100644
--- a/lfs/linux-atm
+++ b/lfs/linux-atm
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/linux-atm-2.4.1-gcc-4.patch
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/linux-atm-2.4.1-arpd_includes.patch
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-nls