diff --git a/scripts/autoreconf b/scripts/autoreconf
index d2da9f8a82..0a8f95aa76 100755
--- a/scripts/autoreconf
+++ b/scripts/autoreconf
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@
 
 [ ! -f "$PKG_BUILD/configure.in" -a ! -f "$PKG_BUILD/configure.ac" ] && echo "configure.in or configure.ac not found" && exit 1
 
-export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
-
-touch $PKG_BUILD/NEWS $PKG_BUILD/AUTHORS $PKG_BUILD/ChangeLog
-mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/m4
 if [ ! -f $PKG_BUILD/.autoreconf-done ] ; then
+  touch $PKG_BUILD/NEWS $PKG_BUILD/AUTHORS $PKG_BUILD/ChangeLog
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/m4
+
   printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldmagenta}AUTORECONF${endcolor}   $1\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
+  export BUILD_INDENT=$((${BUILD_INDENT:-1}+$BUILD_INDENT_SIZE))
+
   do_autoreconf $PKG_BUILD
   touch $PKG_BUILD/.autoreconf-done
 fi