--- /usr/bin/autom4te-orig	2023-03-27 13:41:04.456209706 +0200
+++ /usr/bin/autom4te	2023-03-29 18:07:26.635030065 +0200
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
   # We depend at least upon the arguments.
   foreach my $dep (@ARGV)
     {
-      if ($mtime < mtime ($dep))
+      if ($mtime <= mtime ($dep))
 	{
 	  verb "up_to_date ($file): outdated: $dep";
 	  return 0;
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
       # timestamp of that missing file was newer).
       return 0
 	if ! $dep;
-      if ($mtime < mtime ($dep))
+      if ($mtime <= mtime ($dep))
 	{
 	  verb "up_to_date ($file): outdated: $dep";
 	  return 0;