diff --git a/libs/speex/Makefile.am b/libs/speex/Makefile.am
index 5908efbc96..a24edde76d 100644
--- a/libs/speex/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/speex/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # To disable automatic dependency tracking if using other tools than
 # gcc and gmake, add the option 'no-dependencies'
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.8
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.7
 
 m4datadir = $(datadir)/aclocal
 m4data_DATA = speex.m4