diff --git a/scripts/autoreconf b/scripts/autoreconf
index 3ab0684714..5883b69415 100755
--- a/scripts/autoreconf
+++ b/scripts/autoreconf
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c AUTORECONF   $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
 export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
 
+touch $PKG_BUILD/NEWS $PKG_BUILD/AUTHORS $PKG_BUILD/ChangeLog
+mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/m4
 do_autoreconf $PKG_BUILD
 
 exit 0