diff --git a/package/squid/squid.mk b/package/squid/squid.mk
index e9e821dd68..403818a6aa 100644
--- a/package/squid/squid.mk
+++ b/package/squid/squid.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ SQUID_CONF_ENV = \
 	ac_cv_func_va_copy=yes \
 	ac_cv_func___va_copy=yes \
 	ac_cv_func_strnstr=no \
-	ac_cv_have_squid=yes
+	ac_cv_have_squid=yes \
+	ACLOCAL="$(ACLOCAL)" \
+	AUTOMAKE="$(AUTOMAKE)"
 SQUID_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--enable-async-io=8 \
 	--enable-linux-netfilter \