diff --git a/automake-1.13.1-reenable-disabled-macros.patch b/automake-1.13.1-reenable-disabled-macros.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4517d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automake-1.13.1-reenable-disabled-macros.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+diff --git a/m4/obsolete-err.m4 b/m4/obsolete-err.m4
+index d8119a4..6a09401 100644
+--- a/m4/obsolete-err.m4
++++ b/m4/obsolete-err.m4
+@@ -8,19 +8,56 @@
+ # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+ # with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+ 
+-dnl TODO: Remove in Automake 1.15.
+-AC_DEFUN([AM_CONFIG_HEADER],
+-[AC_FATAL(['$0': this macro is obsolete.
+-    You should use the 'AC][_CONFIG_HEADERS' macro instead.])])
+-
+-dnl TODO: Remove in Automake 1.15.
+-AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_CC_STDC],
+-[AC_FATAL(['$0': this macro is obsolete.
+-    You should simply use the 'AC][_PROG_CC' macro instead.
+-    Also, your code should no longer depend upon 'am_cv_prog_cc_stdc',
+-    but upon 'ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc'.])])
++# dnl TODO: Remove in Automake 1.15.
++# AC_DEFUN([AM_CONFIG_HEADER],
++# [AC_FATAL(['$0': this macro is obsolete.
++#     You should use the 'AC][_CONFIG_HEADERS' macro instead.])])
++#
++# dnl TODO: Remove in Automake 1.15.
++# AC_DEFUN([AM_PROG_CC_STDC],
++# [AC_FATAL(['$0': this macro is obsolete.
++#     You should simply use the 'AC][_PROG_CC' macro instead.
++#     Also, your code should no longer depend upon 'am_cv_prog_cc_stdc',
++#     but upon 'ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc'.])])
+ 
+ dnl TODO: Remove in Automake 1.14.
+ AC_DEFUN([AM_C_PROTOTYPES],
+          [AC_FATAL([automatic de-ANSI-fication support has been removed])])
+ AU_DEFUN([fp_C_PROTOTYPES], [AM_C_PROTOTYPES])
++
++AU_DEFUN([AM_PROG_CC_STDC],
++[AC_PROG_CC
++AC_DIAGNOSE([obsolete], [$0:
++       your code should no longer depend upon 'am_cv_prog_cc_stdc', but upon
++       'ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc'.  Remove this warning and the assignment when
++       you adjust the code.  You can also remove the above call to
++       AC_PROG_CC if you already called it elsewhere.])
++am_cv_prog_cc_stdc=$ac_cv_prog_cc_stdc
++])
++
++# Reenable these macros in fedora until all packages are fixed (unlikely).
++# TODO: Prepare the some fedora-review checker, or rpmlint checker for this.
++
++AU_DEFUN([AM_CONFIG_HEADER], [AC_CONFIG_HEADERS($@)])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_SANITY_CHECK_CC], [AC_PROG_CC])
++AU_DEFUN([fp_PROG_CC_STDC])
++AU_DEFUN([fp_WITH_DMALLOC], [AM_WITH_DMALLOC])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_CONFIG_HEADER], [AC_CONFIG_HEADERS($@)])
++AU_DEFUN([ud_PATH_LISPDIR], [AM_PATH_LISPDIR])
++AU_DEFUN([jm_MAINTAINER_MODE], [AM_MAINTAINER_MODE])
++AU_DEFUN([ud_GNU_GETTEXT], [AM_GNU_GETTEXT])
++AU_DEFUN([gm_PROG_LIBTOOL], [AM_PROG_LIBTOOL])
++AU_DEFUN([AC_FEATURE_CTYPE],     [AC_HEADER_STDC])
++AU_DEFUN([AC_FEATURE_ERRNO],     [AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([strerror])])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_CYGWIN32],                 [AC_CYGWIN])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_EXEEXT],            [AC_EXEEXT])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_FUNC_MKTIME],       [AC_FUNC_MKTIME])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_HEADER_TIOCGWINSZ_NEEDS_SYS_IOCTL],
++                                [AC_HEADER_TIOCGWINSZ])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_MINGW32],           [AC_MINGW32])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_PROG_INSTALL],      [AC_PROG_INSTALL])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_SANITY_CHECK_CC],   [AC_PROG_CC])
++AU_DEFUN([AM_SYS_POSIX_TERMIOS], [AC_SYS_POSIX_TERMIOS])
++AU_DEFUN([fp_FUNC_FNMATCH],      [AC_FUNC_FNMATCH])
++AU_DEFUN([fp_PROG_INSTALL],      [AC_PROG_INSTALL])
++AU_DEFUN([md_TYPE_PTRDIFF_T],    [AC_CHECK_TYPES([ptrdiff_t])])
diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index b08d01d..3a59939 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 Summary:    A GNU tool for automatically creating Makefiles
 Name:       automake
 Version:    %{api_version}.1
-Release:    2%{?dist}
+Release:    3%{?dist}
 License:    GPLv2+ and GFDL
 Group:      Development/Tools
 Source:     ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-%{version}.tar.xz
 # Disable test with vala (in Makefile.in — not Makefile.am — until the
 # autoreconf run is not safe)
 Patch0:     automake-1.13.1-disable-vala-tests.patch
+Patch1:     automake-1.13.1-reenable-disabled-macros.patch
 URL:        http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
 Requires:   autoconf >= 2.65
 BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.65
@@ -51,10 +52,8 @@ Makefiles.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n automake-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1 -b .vala_tests_disable
-# TODO: Do not run autoreconf until we are sure that on build machine is
-# installed automake 1.13.  Otherwise it will cause that Makefile is not using
-# AM_TEST_ENVIRONMENT properly and testsuite will not work.
-#autoreconf -i -f
+%patch1 -p1 -b .reenable_macros
+autoreconf -i -f
 
 %build
 ./configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} \
@@ -91,6 +90,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 17 2013 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.13.1-3
+- re-enable AM_CONFIG_HEADER macro in Fedora distribution (#896442)
+
 * Mon Jan 14 2013 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.13.1-2
 - allow to run bigger subset of tests in testsuite