diff --git a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/meta b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/meta
index f21ff503c5..7b05b9927d 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/meta
+++ b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/meta
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.fontconfig.org"
 PKG_URL="http://fontconfig.org/release/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS="freetype libxml2 zlib"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain freetype libxml2 zlib"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain util-macros freetype libxml2 zlib"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="x11/other"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="fontconfig: A library for font customization and configuration"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Fontconfig is a library for font customization and configuration."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"