diff --git a/package/alsa-utils/alsa-utils.mk b/package/alsa-utils/alsa-utils.mk
index a599af8f5e..f95e7a8e3a 100644
--- a/package/alsa-utils/alsa-utils.mk
+++ b/package/alsa-utils/alsa-utils.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ ALSA_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 ALSA_UTILS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ALSA_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-gettext host-pkgconf alsa-lib \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES),ncurses)
+# Regenerate aclocal.m4 to pick the patched
+# version of alsa.m4 from alsa-lib
+ALSA_UTILS_AUTORECONF = YES
+ALSA_UTILS_GETTEXTIZE = YES
 
 ALSA_UTILS_CONF_ENV = \
 	ac_cv_prog_ncurses5_config=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/$(NCURSES_CONFIG_SCRIPTS)