diff --git a/package/zyre/zyre.mk b/package/zyre/zyre.mk
index 405697ad44..66952aa8bc 100644
--- a/package/zyre/zyre.mk
+++ b/package/zyre/zyre.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ ZYRE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LESSER
 ZYRE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ZYRE_DEPENDENCIES = filemq
 ZYRE_AUTORECONF = YES
-ZYRE_AUTORECONF_OPT = --install --force --verbose
 
 define ZYRE_CREATE_CONFIG_DIR
 	mkdir -p $(@D)/config