diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 288bd69b..c677a724 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ sh libtoolize --copy --force --automake
 sh aclocal -I m4
 #sh autoheader
 sh autoconf
+export WANT_AUTOMAKE=1.7
 sh automake --foreign --include-deps --add-missing --copy
 
 echo