diff --git a/libs/libcodec2/Makefile.am b/libs/libcodec2/Makefile.am
index a1820f9162..085b8a5b1e 100644
--- a/libs/libcodec2/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/libcodec2/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AM_CFLAGS = -Isrc -Wall -lm
-AUTOMAKE_OPTS = gnu
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 NAME = libcodec2
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/libs/libcodec2/src/Makefile.am b/libs/libcodec2/src/Makefile.am
index ce240785d9..e9b2fbc341 100644
--- a/libs/libcodec2/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/libcodec2/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AM_CFLAGS = -I../src -Wall -DFLOATING_POINT -DVAR_ARRAYS
-AUTOMAKE_OPTS = gnu
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 NAME = libcodec2
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/libs/libcodec2/unittest/Makefile.am b/libs/libcodec2/unittest/Makefile.am
index 81d546307b..e18b44d5e4 100644
--- a/libs/libcodec2/unittest/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/libcodec2/unittest/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AM_CFLAGS = -I../src -g  -DFLOATING_POINT -DVAR_ARRAYS
-AUTOMAKE_OPTS = gnu
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 NAME = libcodec2
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)