diff --git a/media-libs/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.6.recipe b/media-libs/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.6.recipe
index de4472a06..ae29dc9c2 100644
--- a/media-libs/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.6.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.6.recipe
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ BUILD()
 	libtoolize --force --copy --install
 	aclocal
 	autoconf
-	automake
+	automake --add-missing
 	FONTS_DIR=`finddir B_SYSTEM_FONTS_DIRECTORY`
 	FONTS_DIR2=`finddir B_SYSTEM_NONPACKAGED_FONTS_DIRECTORY`
 	FONTS_DIR3=`finddir B_USER_FONTS_DIRECTORY`