diff --git a/package/jasper/jasper.mk b/package/jasper/jasper.mk
index 7917c6a6bf..b2da07d763 100644
--- a/package/jasper/jasper.mk
+++ b/package/jasper/jasper.mk
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@ JASPER_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 JASPER_DEPENDENCIES = jpeg
 JASPER_LICENSE = MIT
 JASPER_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+# needed to fix rpath issue (http://autobuild.buildroot.net/results/307/307cac65287420252a5bb64715d9a1edd90e72fa/)
+JASPER_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))