diff --git a/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk b/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk
index 23cc745392..5667abb82d 100644
--- a/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk
+++ b/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ LTTNG_LIBUST_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LTTNG_LIBUST_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LTTNG_LIBUST_DEPENDENCIES = liburcu util-linux
 LTTNG_LIBUST_CONF_OPTS += --disable-man-pages
+# 0002-doc-examples-Makefile.am-define-C-and-C-compilers-fo.patch
+LTTNG_LIBUST_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON),y)
 LTTNG_LIBUST_DEPENDENCIES += python