diff --git a/geis.spec b/geis.spec
index 2fba4f0..979f3ad 100644
--- a/geis.spec
+++ b/geis.spec
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ system-wide input gesture recognition mechanism.
 %patch0 -p1
 
 %build
+autoreconf -fi
 %configure \
   --disable-static                   \
   --disable-silent-rules             \