diff --git a/src/dbus.mk b/src/dbus.mk
index ed2836ac..8b52ba01 100644
--- a/src/dbus.mk
+++ b/src/dbus.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ define $(PKG)_UPDATE
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
-    cd '$(1)' && automake && ./configure \
+    cd '$(1)' && ./configure \
         --host='$(TARGET)' \
         --prefix='$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)' \
         --with-xml=expat \