diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
index f280ff86a5..4a4cb79b35 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-compat-symlinks"
 PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="PREFIX=/usr"
 PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET="PREFIX=/usr"
 
+configure_init() {
+  : # reuse configure_target()
+}
+
 make_init() {
   : # reuse make_target()
 }