diff --git a/packages/print/freetype/build b/packages/print/freetype/build
index 2ca080c1c3..25aeddcef7 100755
--- a/packages/print/freetype/build
+++ b/packages/print/freetype/build
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 unset LIBTOOL
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
+
+sh autogen.sh
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/packages/print/freetype/meta b/packages/print/freetype/meta
index c698a331dc..d4a6a3b82d 100644
--- a/packages/print/freetype/meta
+++ b/packages/print/freetype/meta
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ PKG_SECTION="print"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="freetype: TrueType font rendering library"
 PKG_LONGDESC="The FreeType engine is a free and portable TrueType font rendering engine. It has been developed to provide TT support to a great variety of platforms and environments."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"