diff --git a/cvs.sh b/cvs.sh
index 52b1824..5160e7b 100644
--- a/cvs.sh
+++ b/cvs.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if egrep "^A[MC]_CONFIG_HEADER" configure.in >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 echo "*** Creating Makefile templates"
-$AUTOMAKE || exit 1
+$AUTOMAKE --add-missing || exit 1
 
 if test "$UNSERMAKE" = no; then
   echo "*** Postprocessing Makefile templates"