diff --git a/lfs/nmap b/lfs/nmap
index 39d740e89..77d25e600 100644
--- a/lfs/nmap
+++ b/lfs/nmap
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar jxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \
 		--without-nmapfe \