diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index 7f35f3fcdb..522e22ce28 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # automake
 #
 #############################################################
-AUTOMAKE_VERSION = 1.11.1
-AUTOMAKE_SOURCE = automake-$(AUTOMAKE_VERSION).tar.bz2
+
+AUTOMAKE_VERSION = 1.11.5
 AUTOMAKE_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/automake
 
 AUTOMAKE_DEPENDENCIES = host-autoconf autoconf microperl