diff --git a/packages/devel/lockdev/build b/packages/devel/lockdev/build
index ae4137cbc6..a23fc51545 100755
--- a/packages/devel/lockdev/build
+++ b/packages/devel/lockdev/build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
+mkdir -p m4 && do_autoreconf
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/packages/devel/lockdev/meta b/packages/devel/lockdev/meta
index 0699ff560e..d88dc7a330 100644
--- a/packages/devel/lockdev/meta
+++ b/packages/devel/lockdev/meta
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ PKG_SHORTDESC="lockdev: Manage character and block device lockfiles."
 PKG_LONGDESC="lockdev manages character and block device lockfiles."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
-PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"