diff --git a/packages/x11/util/util-macros/meta b/packages/x11/util/util-macros/meta
index 1e8ff5325a..b352f4ca5e 100644
--- a/packages/x11/util/util-macros/meta
+++ b/packages/x11/util/util-macros/meta
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ PKG_SECTION="x11/util"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="util-macros: X.org autoconf utilities"
 PKG_LONGDESC="X.org autoconf utilities such as M4 macros."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"