diff --git a/package/linux-atm/Makefile b/package/linux-atm/Makefile
index 24a914a71c..3745c7c87e 100644
--- a/package/linux-atm/Makefile
+++ b/package/linux-atm/Makefile
@@ -86,3 +86,7 @@ endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,linux-atm))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,br2684ctl))
+
+$(eval $(call RequireCommand,automake-1.4, \
+	$(PKG_NAME) requires automake-1.4. \
+))