diff --git a/buildout/software-profiles/automake.cfg b/buildout/software-profiles/automake.cfg
index 64fa524a02c33ebc76bd3b2249468443d95af4e1..4e4211b44d75d0b057f2600f91760cd6a91924cf 100644
--- a/buildout/software-profiles/automake.cfg
+++ b/buildout/software-profiles/automake.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 [buildout]
 parts = automake-1.9
+extends =
+  ../software-profiles/autoconf.cfg
 
 [automake-1.9]
 recipe = hexagonit.recipe.cmmi
 md5sum = c60f77a42f103606981d456f1615f5b4
 url = http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.9.6.tar.gz
+environment =
+    PATH =${autoconf-2.68:location}/bin:%(PATH)s