diff --git a/lfs/berkeley b/lfs/berkeley
index 99c950fc3..d15eba198 100644
--- a/lfs/berkeley
+++ b/lfs/berkeley
@@ -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/db-4.4.20-fixes-1.patch
 	cd $(DIR_APP)/build_unix && ../dist/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-compat185 --enable-cxx
 	cd $(DIR_APP)/build_unix && make $(MAKETUNING)