diff --git a/librelp.spec b/librelp.spec
index bc654bdb0598af2708a4a866241062abf7147177..2083dba5a24e51a3d29bb50128ffeee029089108 100644
--- a/librelp.spec
+++ b/librelp.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 Name:             librelp
 Version:          1.2.16
-Release:          3
+Release:          4
 Summary:          An Easy To Use Library For The RELP Protocol
 License:          GPLv3+
 URL:              http://www.rsyslog.com/
 Source0:          http://download.rsyslog.com/librelp/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0001:        librelp-1.2.13-crypto-compliance.patch
+Patch0002:        remove-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch
 Requires(post):   glibc
 Requires(postun): glibc
 BuildRequires:    gnutls-devel >= 1.4.0
@@ -51,5 +52,8 @@ autoreconf -ivf
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/relp.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 12 2021 xu_ping<xuping33@huawei.com> - 1.2.16-4
+- remove AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE to fix AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE expanded multiple times
+
 * Wed Nov 27 2019 gulining<gulining1@huawei.com> - 1.2.16-3
 - Pakcage init
diff --git a/remove-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch b/remove-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2d50a446699326febd3356fb65b688e2c5f5c787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remove-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index ede924d..0e38421 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
+ AC_PREREQ(2.61)
+ AC_INIT([librelp], [1.2.16], [rgerhards@adiscon.com])
+ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/relp.c])
+ AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])