diff --git a/libs/libteletone/Makefile.am b/libs/libteletone/Makefile.am
index 6175c2fa33..7fd489c721 100644
--- a/libs/libteletone/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/libteletone/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 EXTRA_DIST =
 SUBDIRS = 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTS= gnu
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 NAME=teletone
 
 AM_CFLAGS	= $(new_AM_CFLAGS) -I./src