diff --git a/amanda.spec b/amanda.spec
index d1bbb58..00c0881 100644
--- a/amanda.spec
+++ b/amanda.spec
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_GNU_SOURCE"
 export SED=sed
 
 %configure --enable-shared \
+	--disable-dependency-tracking \
 	--with-index-server=localhost \
 	--with-gnutar-listdir=%{_localstatedir}/amanda/gnutar-lists \
 	--with-smbclient=%{_bindir}/smbclient \
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ useradd -M -n -g disk -o -r -d /var/lib/amanda -s /bin/bash \
 %changelog
 * Mon Oct 25 2004 Jay Fenlason <fenlason@redhat.com> 2.4.4p4-1
 - New upstream version
+- Turn on --disable-dependency-tracking to work around an automake bug.
 
 * Fri Jun 28 2004 Jay Fenlason <fenlason@redhat.com> 2.4.4p3-1
 - New upstream version