diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/build b/packages/sysutils/udev/build
index 36a2b48971..60c2fea416 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/build
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-$AUTORECONF
-
 ac_cv_file__usr_share_pci_ids="yes" \
 ac_cv_file__usr_share_hwdata_pci_ids="no" \
 ac_cv_file__usr_share_misc_pci_ids="no" \
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/udev/meta b/packages/sysutils/udev/meta
index 614d950c59..e3eba540a7 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/udev/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/udev/meta
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ PKG_SECTION="system"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="udev: A Userspace Implementation for dynamic /dev nodes"
 PKG_LONGDESC="U/dev is a program that replaces the functionality of DevFS (only providing /dev entries for devices that are in the system at any point in time). It is an attempt to move all naming policy out of the kernel."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"