diff --git a/net-analyzer/mtr/mtr-0.73.recipe b/net-analyzer/mtr/mtr-0.73.recipe
index f42fa6455..96f9d287e 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/mtr/mtr-0.73.recipe
+++ b/net-analyzer/mtr/mtr-0.73.recipe
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 BUILD()
 {
 	aclocal
-	automake
+	automake --add-missing
 	autoconf
 	# ipv6 breaks dns support
 	runConfigure configure --without-gtk --disable-ipv6