diff --git a/package/atk/Config.in b/package/atk/Config.in
index a55011bc59..6fcaf1c433 100644
--- a/package/atk/Config.in
+++ b/package/atk/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ATK
 	bool "atk"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PKGCONFIG
 	default n
 	depends BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	help
diff --git a/package/atk/libdir-la.patch b/package/atk/atk-1.9.1-libdir-la.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/atk/libdir-la.patch
rename to package/atk/atk-1.9.1-libdir-la.patch
diff --git a/package/atk/atk.mk b/package/atk/atk.mk
index d244d375b7..a069832a23 100644
--- a/package/atk/atk.mk
+++ b/package/atk/atk.mk
@@ -3,143 +3,59 @@
 # atk
 #
 #############################################################
-ATK_VERSION:=1.9.1
-ATK_SOURCE:=atk-$(ATK_VERSION).tar.bz2
-ATK_SITE:=ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.10/dependencies
-ATK_CAT:=$(BZCAT)
-ATK_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/atk-$(ATK_VERSION)
-ATK_BINARY:=libatk-1.0.a
+ATK_VERSION = 1.9.1
+ATK_SOURCE = atk-$(ATK_VERSION).tar.bz2
+ATK_SITE = ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/v2.10/dependencies
+ATK_AUTORECONF = NO
+ATK_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+ATK_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
+ATK_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) LDFLAGS=-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib install 
 
-$(DL_DIR)/$(ATK_SOURCE):
-	 $(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(ATK_SITE)/$(ATK_SOURCE)
+ATK_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_func_posix_getpwuid_r=yes \
+		glib_cv_stack_grows=no glib_cv_uscore=no \
+		ac_cv_func_strtod=yes ac_fsusage_space=yes \
+		fu_cv_sys_stat_statfs2_bsize=yes ac_cv_func_closedir_void=no \
+		ac_cv_func_getloadavg=no ac_cv_lib_util_getloadavg=no \
+		ac_cv_lib_getloadavg_getloadavg=no ac_cv_func_getgroups=yes \
+		ac_cv_func_getgroups_works=yes ac_cv_func_chown_works=yes \
+		ac_cv_have_decl_euidaccess=no ac_cv_func_euidaccess=no \
+		ac_cv_have_decl_strnlen=yes ac_cv_func_strnlen_working=yes \
+		ac_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink=yes ac_cv_func_lstat_empty_string_bug=no \
+		ac_cv_func_stat_empty_string_bug=no vb_cv_func_rename_trailing_slash_bug=no \
+		ac_cv_have_decl_nanosleep=yes jm_cv_func_nanosleep_works=yes \
+		gl_cv_func_working_utimes=yes ac_cv_func_utime_null=yes \
+		ac_cv_have_decl_strerror_r=yes ac_cv_func_strerror_r_char_p=no \
+		jm_cv_func_svid_putenv=yes ac_cv_func_getcwd_null=yes \
+		ac_cv_func_getdelim=yes ac_cv_func_mkstemp=yes \
+		utils_cv_func_mkstemp_limitations=no utils_cv_func_mkdir_trailing_slash_bug=no \
+		ac_cv_func_memcmp_working=yes ac_cv_have_decl_malloc=yes \
+		gl_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
+		ac_cv_func_calloc_0_nonnull=yes ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
+		jm_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no gl_cv_func_working_readdir=yes \
+		jm_ac_cv_func_link_follows_symlink=no utils_cv_localtime_cache=no \
+		ac_cv_struct_st_mtim_nsec=no gl_cv_func_tzset_clobber=no \
+		gl_cv_func_getcwd_null=yes gl_cv_func_getcwd_path_max=yes \
+		ac_cv_func_fnmatch_gnu=yes am_getline_needs_run_time_check=no \
+		am_cv_func_working_getline=yes gl_cv_func_mkdir_trailing_slash_bug=no \
+		gl_cv_func_mkstemp_limitations=no ac_cv_func_working_mktime=yes \
+		jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=yes ac_use_included_regex=no \
+		gl_cv_c_restrict=no ac_cv_path_GLIB_GENMARSHAL=/usr/bin/glib-genmarshal \
+		ac_cv_prog_F77=no ac_cv_prog_CXX=no 
 
-atk-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(ATK_SOURCE)
-
-$(ATK_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(ATK_SOURCE)
-	$(ATK_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(ATK_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
-	toolchain/patch-kernel.sh $(ATK_DIR) package/atk/ \*.patch*
-	$(CONFIG_UPDATE) $(ATK_DIR)
-	touch $(ATK_DIR)/.unpacked
-
-$(ATK_DIR)/.configured: $(ATK_DIR)/.unpacked
-	(cd $(ATK_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
-		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS) \
-		ac_cv_func_posix_getpwuid_r=yes \
-		glib_cv_stack_grows=no \
-		glib_cv_uscore=no \
-		ac_cv_func_strtod=yes \
-		ac_fsusage_space=yes \
-		fu_cv_sys_stat_statfs2_bsize=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_closedir_void=no \
-		ac_cv_func_getloadavg=no \
-		ac_cv_lib_util_getloadavg=no \
-		ac_cv_lib_getloadavg_getloadavg=no \
-		ac_cv_func_getgroups=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_getgroups_works=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_chown_works=yes \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_euidaccess=no \
-		ac_cv_func_euidaccess=no \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_strnlen=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_strnlen_working=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_lstat_empty_string_bug=no \
-		ac_cv_func_stat_empty_string_bug=no \
-		vb_cv_func_rename_trailing_slash_bug=no \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_nanosleep=yes \
-		jm_cv_func_nanosleep_works=yes \
-		gl_cv_func_working_utimes=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_utime_null=yes \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_strerror_r=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_strerror_r_char_p=no \
-		jm_cv_func_svid_putenv=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_getcwd_null=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_getdelim=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_mkstemp=yes \
-		utils_cv_func_mkstemp_limitations=no \
-		utils_cv_func_mkdir_trailing_slash_bug=no \
-		ac_cv_func_memcmp_working=yes \
-		ac_cv_have_decl_malloc=yes \
-		gl_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_calloc_0_nonnull=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
-		jm_cv_func_gettimeofday_clobber=no \
-		gl_cv_func_working_readdir=yes \
-		jm_ac_cv_func_link_follows_symlink=no \
-		utils_cv_localtime_cache=no \
-		ac_cv_struct_st_mtim_nsec=no \
-		gl_cv_func_tzset_clobber=no \
-		gl_cv_func_getcwd_null=yes \
-		gl_cv_func_getcwd_path_max=yes \
-		ac_cv_func_fnmatch_gnu=yes \
-		am_getline_needs_run_time_check=no \
-		am_cv_func_working_getline=yes \
-		gl_cv_func_mkdir_trailing_slash_bug=no \
-		gl_cv_func_mkstemp_limitations=no \
-		ac_cv_func_working_mktime=yes \
-		jm_cv_func_working_re_compile_pattern=yes \
-		ac_use_included_regex=no \
-		gl_cv_c_restrict=no \
-		ac_cv_path_GLIB_GENMARSHAL=/usr/bin/glib-genmarshal \
-		ac_cv_prog_F77=no \
-		ac_cv_prog_CXX=no \
-		./configure \
-		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
-		--host=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
-		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
-		--prefix=/usr \
-		--exec-prefix=/usr \
-		--bindir=/usr/bin \
-		--sbindir=/usr/sbin \
-		--libdir=/lib \
-		--libexecdir=/usr/lib \
-		--sysconfdir=/etc \
-		--datadir=/usr/share \
-		--localstatedir=/var \
-		--includedir=/include \
-		--mandir=/usr/man \
-		--infodir=/usr/info \
-		--enable-shared \
-		--enable-static \
-		--with-x \
+ATK_CONF_OPT = --target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) --host=$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) --prefix=/usr \
+		--exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin \
+		--sbindir=/usr/sbin --libdir=/usr/lib \
+		--libexecdir=/usr/lib --sysconfdir=/etc \
+		--datadir=/usr/share --localstatedir=/var \
+		--includedir=/usr/include --mandir=/usr/man \
+		--infodir=/usr/info --enable-shared \
+		--enable-static --with-x \
 		--x-includes=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/X11 \
 		--x-libraries=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib \
-		--disable-glibtest \
-		--enable-explicit-deps=no \
-		--disable-debug \
-	)
-	touch $(ATK_DIR)/.configured
+		--disable-glibtest --enable-explicit-deps=no \
+		--disable-debug 
 
-$(ATK_DIR)/atk/.libs/$(ATK_BINARY): $(ATK_DIR)/.configured
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) -C $(ATK_DIR)
-	touch -c $(ATK_DIR)/atk/.libs/$(ATK_BINARY)
+ATK_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 pkgconfig
 
-$(STAGING_DIR)/lib/$(ATK_BINARY): $(ATK_DIR)/atk/.libs/$(ATK_BINARY)
-	$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) -C $(ATK_DIR) install
-	$(SED) "s,^libdir=.*,libdir=\'$(STAGING_DIR)/lib\',g" $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libatk-1.0.la
-	touch -c $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/$(ATK_BINARY)
-
-$(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0: $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/$(ATK_BINARY)
-	cp -a $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libatk-1.0.so $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/
-	cp -a $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0* $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/
-	$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0.*
-	touch -c $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0
-
-atk: libglib2 pkgconfig $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/libatk-1.0.so.0
-
-atk-clean:
-	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/$(ATK_BINARY)
-	-$(MAKE) -C $(ATK_DIR) clean
-
-atk-dirclean:
-	rm -rf $(ATK_DIR)
-
-#############################################################
-#
-# Toplevel Makefile options
-#
-#############################################################
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_PACKAGE_ATK)),y)
-TARGETS+=atk
-endif
+$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,atk))