diff --git a/python/release/wheel/protobuf_optimized_pip.sh b/python/release/wheel/protobuf_optimized_pip.sh
index 469661a..064d1d2 100755
--- a/python/release/wheel/protobuf_optimized_pip.sh
+++ b/python/release/wheel/protobuf_optimized_pip.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 sed -i '/AC_PROG_OBJC/d' configure.ac
 sed -i 's/conformance\/Makefile//g' configure.ac
 
+# Use the /usr/bin/autoconf and related tools to pick the correct aclocal macros
+export PATH="/usr/bin:$PATH"
+
 # Build protoc
 ./autogen.sh
 CXXFLAGS="-fPIC -g -O2" ./configure