diff --git a/packages/tools/mtools/package.mk b/packages/tools/mtools/package.mk
index 36531ad845..364ace95e6 100644
--- a/packages/tools/mtools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/mtools/package.mk
@@ -29,12 +29,4 @@ PKG_SECTION="tools"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="mtools: A collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks"
 PKG_LONGDESC="mtools: A collection of utilities to access MS-DOS disks"
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
-PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
-
-makeinstall_host() {
-  $STRIP mtools
-
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin
-  find . -type l -exec cp -P \{\} $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin \;
-}