diff --git a/lfs/dvdrtools b/lfs/dvdrtools
index c3feef280..a093172eb 100644
--- a/lfs/dvdrtools
+++ b/lfs/dvdrtools
@@ -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) && ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man \
 		--disable-static
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)