diff --git a/rpcrig/Makefile.am b/rpcrig/Makefile.am
index a553a202c..0b6cd6ea5 100644
--- a/rpcrig/Makefile.am
+++ b/rpcrig/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # rpcrig_xdr.c rpcrig_svc.c rpcrig_clnt.c and rpcrig.h are generated by rpcgen
 # have to provide: rpcrig_proc.c rpcrigd.c rpcrig_backend.c
+#
+# Note: automake complains rpcrig_xdr.c is generated both with and 
+#  without libtool, hence the copy rpcrig_xdr_lt.c
 
 RPCRIG_SVC = rpcrig_xdr.c rpcrig_svc.c rpcrig_proc.c rpcrigd.c
-RPCRIG_CLNT = rpcrig_xdr.c rpcrig_clnt.c rpcrig_backend.c
+RPCRIG_CLNT = rpcrig_xdr_lt.c rpcrig_clnt.c rpcrig_backend.c
 
 LDADD = ../src/libhamlib.la  @NET_LIBS@
 DEPENDENCIES = ../src/libhamlib.la 
@@ -43,3 +46,6 @@ rpcrig_xdr.c: rpcrig.x
 	rm -f $@
 	$(RPCGEN) -c $< -o $@
 
+rpcrig_xdr_lt.c: rpcrig_xdr.c
+	cp -f $< $@
+
diff --git a/rpcrot/Makefile.am b/rpcrot/Makefile.am
index 3b92148ce..d618c3ace 100644
--- a/rpcrot/Makefile.am
+++ b/rpcrot/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-# $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.3 2002-01-27 23:51:46 fillods Exp $
-#
 # rpcrot_xdr.c rpcrot_svc.c rpcrot_clnt.c and rpcrot.h are generated by rpcgen
 # have to provide: rpcrot_proc.c rpcrotd.c rpcrot_backend.c
+#
+# Note: automake complains rpcrot_xdr.c is generated both with and
+#  without libtool, hence the copy rpcrot_xdr_lt.c
 
 RPCROT_SVC = rpcrot.h rpcrot_xdr.c rpcrot_svc.c rpcrot_proc.c rpcrotd.c
-RPCROT_CLNT = rpcrot.h rpcrot_xdr.c rpcrot_clnt.c rpcrot_backend.c
+RPCROT_CLNT = rpcrot.h rpcrot_xdr_lt.c rpcrot_clnt.c rpcrot_backend.c
 
 LDADD = ../src/libhamlib.la @NET_LIBS@
 DEPENDENCIES = ../src/libhamlib.la 
@@ -45,3 +46,6 @@ rpcrot_xdr.c: rpcrot.x
 	rm -f $@
 	$(RPCGEN) -c $< -o $@
 
+rpcrot_xdr_lt.c: rpcrot_xdr.c
+	cp -f $< $@
+