diff -Nru rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/changelog rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/changelog
--- rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/changelog	2012-04-27 13:10:34.000000000 +0000
+++ rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/changelog	2014-03-13 17:58:07.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+rdesktop (1.7.1-1ubuntu2) trusty; urgency=low
+
+  * Use autotools-dev helper for newer arches.
+
+ -- Daniel T Chen <crimsun@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:57:51 -0400
+
 rdesktop (1.7.1-1ubuntu1) quantal; urgency=low
 
   * Resynchronise with Debian.  Remaining changes:
diff -Nru rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/rules rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/rules
--- rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/rules	2012-02-08 09:49:50.000000000 +0000
+++ rdesktop-1.7.1/debian/rules	2014-03-13 17:57:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 config.status: configure.ac
 	dh_testdir
+	dh_autotools-dev_updateconfig
 	./bootstrap
 
 	CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS)" CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS_DEF)" LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS_DEF)" ./configure --host=$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) --build=$(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info --with-ipv6 --with-sound=alsa --enable-smartcard
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	rm -f config.log aclocal.m4 configure
+	dh_autotools-dev_restoreconfig
 	dh_clean 
 
 install: build