diff --git a/lib/external_templates b/lib/external_templates
index 86ac7ec151..4f4af8c92f 100644
--- a/lib/external_templates
+++ b/lib/external_templates
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ Template PDFPages
 	HelpTextEnd
 	InputFormat pdf
 	FileFilter "*.pdf"
+	AutomaticProduction true
 	Transform Rotate
 	Transform Resize
 	Transform Extra