diff --git a/srcpkgs/xnec2c/patches/automake-1.16.patch b/srcpkgs/xnec2c/patches/automake-1.16.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..389e4431ed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xnec2c/patches/automake-1.16.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- autogen.sh.orig	2018-09-19 07:29:15.755955071 +0200
++++ autogen.sh	2018-09-19 07:30:19.947958383 +0200
+@@ -349,13 +349,14 @@
+     1.6*) automake_progs="automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11 automake-1.10 automake-1.9 automake-1.8 automake-1.7 automake-1.6" ;;
+     1.7*) automake_progs="automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11 automake-1.10 automake-1.9 automake-1.8 automake-1.7" ;;
+     1.8*) automake_progs="automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11 automake-1.10 automake-1.9 automake-1.8" ;;
+-    1.9*) automake_progs="automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11 automake-1.10 automake-1.9" ;;
+-    1.10*) automake_progs="automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11 automake-1.10" ;;
+-    1.11*) automake_progs="automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11" ;;
+-    1.12*) automake_progs="automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12" ;;
+-    1.13*) automake_progs="automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13" ;;
+-    1.14*) automake_progs="automake-1.15 automake-1.14 " ;;
+-    1.15*) automake_progs="automake-1.15 " ;;
++    1.9*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11 automake-1.10 automake-1.9" ;;
++    1.10*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11 automake-1.10" ;;
++    1.11*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12 automake-1.11" ;;
++    1.12*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13 automake-1.12" ;;
++    1.13*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 automake-1.15 automake-1.14 automake-1.13" ;;
++    1.14*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 automake-1.15 automake-1.14 " ;;
++    1.15*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 automake-1.15 " ;;
++    1.16*) automake_progs="automake-1.16 " ;;
+ esac
+ version_check automake AUTOMAKE "$automake_progs" $REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION \
+     "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake/automake-$REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION.tar.gz"