diff --git a/audio/libaacplus/Makefile b/audio/libaacplus/Makefile
index 96819c484a8f..2ba447c42800 100644
--- a/audio/libaacplus/Makefile
+++ b/audio/libaacplus/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
-AUTOMAKE_ARGS=	--add-missing
-
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	FFTW3
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=FFTW3