diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index 0fc46d4f17..05e1398937 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ UTIL_LINUX_VERSION = $(UTIL_LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR).2
 UTIL_LINUX_SOURCE = util-linux-$(UTIL_LINUX_VERSION).tar.xz
 UTIL_LINUX_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/utils/util-linux/v$(UTIL_LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR)
 
+# 0001-build-sys-use-lm-for-scriptreplay-if-necessary.patch
+UTIL_LINUX_AUTORECONF = YES
+
 # README.licensing claims that some files are GPLv2-only, but this is not true.
 # Some files are GPLv3+ but only in tests.
 UTIL_LINUX_LICENSE = GPLv2+, BSD-4c, LGPLv2.1+ (libblkid, libfdisk, libmount), BSD-3c (libuuid)