diff --git a/package/lmbench/lmbench.mk b/package/lmbench/lmbench.mk
index c52d6a5a39..2f3b19b5f8 100644
--- a/package/lmbench/lmbench.mk
+++ b/package/lmbench/lmbench.mk
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ LMBENCH_CFLAGS += `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --cflags libtirpc`
 LMBENCH_LDLIBS = `$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs libtirpc`
 endif
 
+LMBENCH_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += UPDATE_CONFIG_HOOK
+
 define LMBENCH_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	$(call CONFIG_UPDATE,$(@D))
 	sed -i 's/CFLAGS=/CFLAGS+=/g' $(@D)/src/Makefile
 	sed -i 's/LDLIBS=/LDLIBS+=/g' $(@D)/scripts/build
 	sed -i '/cd .*doc/d' $(@D)/src/Makefile