diff --git a/evolution.spec b/evolution.spec
index be17d14..98737bd 100644
--- a/evolution.spec
+++ b/evolution.spec
@@ -394,7 +394,9 @@ CFLAGS="$CFLAGS \
 
 # Rerun the GNU Autotools since we patched some of the input files.
 # Disable portability checking to keep automake 1.10 quiet.
-autoreconf --include=. --warnings=no-portability
+# See GNOME bug #355521 for why ACLOCAL_FLAGS is needed.
+export ACLOCAL_FLAGS="-I . $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
+autoreconf --warnings=no-portability
 
 %configure \
   --disable-scrollkeeper \