diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index e3dd452d8cf..dfa7b4a530c 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv perl autoconf;
   };
 
-  automake194 = (import ../development/tools/misc/automake/automake-1.9.4.nix) {
+  automake19x = (import ../development/tools/misc/automake/automake-1.9.x.nix) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv perl autoconf;
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix b/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
index 44535c82e26..ad6eab22cb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/populate-cache.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let {
     binutils
     gnum4
     autoconf
-    automake194
+    automake19x
     libtool
     pkgconfig
     valgrind