diff --git a/automake-1.12.patch b/automake-1.12.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04d4bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automake-1.12.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: findutils-4.5.10/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- findutils-4.5.10.orig/configure.ac
++++ findutils-4.5.10/configure.ac
+@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ AC_PROG_CPP
+ dnl for gnulib
+ gl_EARLY
+ 
+-AM_C_PROTOTYPES
+-
+ AC_PROG_INSTALL
+ AC_PROG_RANLIB
+ dnl AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
diff --git a/findutils.spec b/findutils.spec
index 28eb240..f4de866 100644
--- a/findutils.spec
+++ b/findutils.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Patch1:         findutils-4.4.2-xautofs.patch
 Patch2:         findutils-4.4.2-updatedb.patch
 Patch3:         findutils-4.5.10-prune_unknown.patch
 Patch4:         findutils-4.5.10-updatedb_ignore_nfsv4.patch
+Patch5:         automake-1.12.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1100
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ switching on the computer.
 %patch2
 %patch3
 %patch4
+%patch5 -p1
 
 %build
 %ifarch %arm armv5tel armv7l armv7el armv5el