diff --git a/package/x11r7/xlib_libXft/xlib_libXft.mk b/package/x11r7/xlib_libXft/xlib_libXft.mk
index de9b47093b..73fe6bb606 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xlib_libXft/xlib_libXft.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xlib_libXft/xlib_libXft.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ XLIB_LIBXFT_SOURCE = libXft-$(XLIB_LIBXFT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XLIB_LIBXFT_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib
 XLIB_LIBXFT_LICENSE = MIT
 XLIB_LIBXFT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-XLIB_LIBXFT_AUTORECONF = YES
 XLIB_LIBXFT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 XLIB_LIBXFT_DEPENDENCIES = fontconfig freetype xlib_libX11 xlib_libXext xlib_libXrender xproto_xproto