diff --git a/popt.spec b/popt.spec
index 6029d4a..c574b08 100644
--- a/popt.spec
+++ b/popt.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ API documentation of the popt library, too.
 %patch0
 
 %build
+autoreconf -fiv
 %configure --with-pic --disable-static
 make %{?_smp_mflags}