diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdbm/template b/srcpkgs/gdbm/template
index f8d0c32ce42..b23629fbb35 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdbm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdbm/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ long_desc="
  It works similar to the standard Unix dbm routines."
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="libtool automake>=1.13.1_2 gettext-devel"
+	hostmakedepends="libtool automake>=1.14.1_2 gettext-devel"
 	pre_configure() {
 		autoreconf -fi
 	}