diff --git a/packages/linux/meta b/packages/linux/meta
index a09710262e..ad8974af04 100644
--- a/packages/linux/meta
+++ b/packages/linux/meta
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ PKG_SHORTDESC="linux26: The Linux kernel 2.6 precompiled kernel binary image and
 PKG_LONGDESC="This package contains a precompiled kernel image and the modules."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
+
 if [ "$LINUX_NEXT" = "yes" ]; then
   PKG_VERSION="2.6.37-rc3"
   PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"