diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build
index c0672587e9..b1b9713a41 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/build
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export ac_cv_lib_util_forkpty=no
 export MAKEFLAGS=-j1
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
+mkdir -p m4 && do_autoreconf
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/meta b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/meta
index 240d4370cd..60bc022467 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/meta
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ PKG_SHORTDESC="lirc: Linux Infrared Remote Control"
 PKG_LONGDESC="LIRC is a package that allows you to decode and send infra-red signals of many (but not all) commonly used remote controls."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
-PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/patches/lirc-0.9.0-automake_1.13.patch b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/patches/lirc-0.9.0-automake_1.13.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c8bc3076f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/patches/lirc-0.9.0-automake_1.13.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur lirc-0.9.0-old/configure.ac lirc-0.9.0-new/configure.ac
+--- lirc-0.9.0-old/configure.ac	2011-03-25 15:28:18.000000000 -0700
++++ lirc-0.9.0-new/configure.ac	2012-12-31 05:01:51.000000000 -0800
+@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
+ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+ 
+ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(lirc, 0.9.1-git)
+-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
++AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
+ 
+ CFLAGS="${CFLAGS--O2 -g -Wall}"
+