diff --git a/package/snappy/snappy.mk b/package/snappy/snappy.mk
index 6d20df89e3..fd89325af8 100644
--- a/package/snappy/snappy.mk
+++ b/package/snappy/snappy.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ SNAPPY_VERSION = 1ff9be9b8fafc8528ca9e055646f5932aa5db9c4
 SNAPPY_SITE = $(call github,google,snappy,$(SNAPPY_VERSION))
 SNAPPY_LICENSE = BSD-3c
 SNAPPY_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+# from git
+SNAPPY_AUTORECONF = YES
 SNAPPY_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))