diff --git a/libs/neon/patches/001-automake-compat.patch b/libs/neon/patches/001-automake-compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6ffa0fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/neon/patches/001-automake-compat.patch
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+--- /dev/null
++++ b/Makefile.am
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++SUBDIRS = .
++ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I macros