diff --git a/srcpkgs/nsd/template b/srcpkgs/nsd/template
index 98c41b84792..2c30f5799b5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nsd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nsd/template
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 # Template file for 'nsd'
 pkgname=nsd
-version=4.8.0
+version=4.9.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-ratelimit --enable-ratelimit-default-is-off
  --with-libevent=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr --with-ssl=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
-makedepends="libevent-devel"
+makedepends="libevent-devel automake"
 short_desc="Authoritative only, high performance and simple DNS server"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/"
 changelog="https://github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd/blob/NSD_${version//./_}_REL/doc/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=820da4e384721915f4bcaf7f2bed98519da563c6e4c130c742c724760ec02a0a
+checksum=86308f87b09dcb77edc292489b917a5d0dfde986919e68653db0b51cc6dbfebb
 system_accounts="nsd"
 nsd_homedir=/var/db/nsd
 make_dirs="/var/db/nsd 0755 nsd nsd"
 
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -fi
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vsv nsd
 	vlicense LICENSE