diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index 0374420b58..534cff2492 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ UTIL_LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--disable-makeinstall-chown
+UTIL_LINUX_AUTORECONF = YES
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS = $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 # system depends on util-linux so we enable systemd support