diff --git a/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk b/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
index 0abb0aebd7..5e0bcca71f 100644
--- a/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
+++ b/package/dhcp/dhcp.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ DHCP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 DHCP_LICENSE = MPL-2.0
 DHCP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 DHCP_DEPENDENCIES = bind
+
+# use libtool-enabled configure.ac
+define DHCP_LIBTOOL_AUTORECONF
+	cp $(@D)/configure.ac+lt $(@D)/configure.ac
+endef
+
 DHCP_CONF_ENV = \
 	CPPFLAGS='-D_PATH_DHCPD_CONF=\"/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf\" \
 		-D_PATH_DHCLIENT_CONF=\"/etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf\"' \
@@ -33,6 +39,8 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
 DHCP_CONF_ENV += LIBS="`$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/bind9-config --libs bind9`"
 DHCP_CONF_OPTS += --disable-libtool
 else
+DHCP_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS += DHCP_LIBTOOL_AUTORECONF
+DHCP_AUTORECONF = YES
 DHCP_CONF_OPTS += --enable-libtool
 endif