diff --git a/smartmontools-5.37-buildfix.patch b/smartmontools-5.37-buildfix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba9d93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smartmontools-5.37-buildfix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- smartmontools-5.37/autogen.sh.buildfix	2007-10-31 11:29:51.000000000 +0100
++++ smartmontools-5.37/autogen.sh	2007-10-31 11:30:24.000000000 +0100
+@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
+ echo "than 1.9.x) is only added after extensive tests. If you live in"
+ echo "the bleeding edge, you should know what you're doing, mainly how"
+ echo "to test it before the developers. Be patient."
+-exit 1;
++#exit 1;
+ }
+ 
+ test -x "$ACLOCAL" || ACLOCAL="aclocal`echo "$AUTOMAKE" | sed 's/.*automake//'`" && ACLOCAL=`typep "$ACLOCAL"` ||
diff --git a/smartmontools.spec b/smartmontools.spec
index e190fd5..17a7e89 100644
--- a/smartmontools.spec
+++ b/smartmontools.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:	Tools for monitoring SMART capable hard disks
 Name:		smartmontools
 Version:	5.37
-Release: 	8%{?dist}
+Release: 	8.1%{?dist}
 Epoch:		1
 Group:		System Environment/Base
 License:	GPLv2+
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source3:	smartmontools.sysconf
 Patch1:		smartmontools-5.37-cloexec.patch
 Patch2:		smartmontools-5.37-3ware.patch
 Patch3:     smartmontools-5.37-addrinfo.patch
+Patch4:     smartmontools-5.37-buildfix.patch
 
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 PreReq:		/sbin/chkconfig /sbin/service
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ the /etc/smartd.conf configuration file.
 %patch1 -p1 -b .cloexec
 %patch2 -p1 -b .3ware
 %patch3 -p1 -b .addrinfo
+%patch4 -p1 -b .buildfix
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@ exit 0
 %exclude %{_sbindir}/smartd-conf.py[co]
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 31 2007 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana@redhat.com> - 1:5.37-8.1
+- fix build with new automake
+
 * Wed Oct 31 2007 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana@redhat.com> - 1:5.37-8
 - fix #359561 - typo in smartd-conf.py causes smartd to skip all disks