diff --git a/package/lttng-tools/lttng-tools.mk b/package/lttng-tools/lttng-tools.mk
index e218a959e9..0cd381c893 100644
--- a/package/lttng-tools/lttng-tools.mk
+++ b/package/lttng-tools/lttng-tools.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ LTTNG_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += --with-xml-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
 # trace format into an human readable format.
 LTTNG_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = liburcu libxml2 popt host-lttng-babeltrace util-linux
 
-LTTNG_AUTORECONF = YES
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LTTNG_LIBUST),y)
 LTTNG_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-lttng-ust
 LTTNG_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += lttng-libust