diff --git a/lfs/openldap b/lfs/openldap
index a18d7e162..715c40158 100644
--- a/lfs/openldap
+++ b/lfs/openldap
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(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 -Np0 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/openldap-gcc44-fixes.patch
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure \
 		--prefix=/usr \