diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build
index e29cf5d511..e6935d9fff 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-
-$AUTORECONF
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/meta b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/meta
index 112154ddf2..983c0e8866 100644
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/meta
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/meta
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.X.org"
 PKG_URL="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/driver/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
 PKG_DEPENDS="libXi"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain libXi"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain util-macros libXi"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="x11/driver"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="xf86-input-synaptics: A (alternate) Synaptics touchpad X driver"
 PKG_LONGDESC="This package provides an (alternate) Synaptics touchpad driver."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"