diff --git a/goaccess.spec b/goaccess.spec
index 7606c7fef79a30ebe0d5b2fc696d9976ba5e7441..056e0af1067cf1e83b212df08e1564adf4e8c7f1 100644
--- a/goaccess.spec
+++ b/goaccess.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %endif
 Name:                goaccess
 Version:             1.7.2
-Release:             1
+Release:             2
 Summary:             Real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer
 License:             GPLv2+
 URL:                 https://goaccess.io/
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ system administrators that require a visual server report on the fly.
 %autosetup -p1
 sed -i '/-pthread/d' configure.ac
 
+#automake 1.17
+sed -i "s|am__api_version='1.16|am__api_version='1.17|g" configure
+
 %build
+autoreconf -f
 %configure \
     --enable-debug \
     --enable-geoip=legacy \
@@ -48,6 +52,9 @@ sed -i '/-pthread/d' configure.ac
 %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Jul 27 2024 yuanlipeng <yuanlipeng2@huawei.com> - 1.7.2-2
+- Fix build failure due to automake upgrade
+
 * Mon Apr 17 2023 liyanan <thistleslyn@163.com> - 1.7.2-1
 - Update to 1.7.2