diff --git a/colord.spec b/colord.spec
index 7bb4800..10aa4a1 100644
--- a/colord.spec
+++ b/colord.spec
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ This may be useful for CMYK soft-proofing or for extra device support.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .notparallel
 aclocal
-automake
+automake --add-missing
 
 %build
 # we can't use _hardened_build here, see