diff --git a/tools/automake/Makefile b/tools/automake/Makefile
index ff0f9b216c..55512e4b10 100644
--- a/tools/automake/Makefile
+++ b/tools/automake/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=automake
-PKG_VERSION:=1.10
+PKG_VERSION:=1.11.1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/automake
-PKG_MD5SUM:=
+PKG_MD5SUM:=c2972c4d9b3e29c03d5f2af86249876f
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk