diff --git a/srcpkgs/efl/template b/srcpkgs/efl/template
index 4d0650e117d..42f456b896c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efl/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --with-eolian-gen=/usr/bin/eolian_gen"
 	configure_args+=" --with-bin-edje-cc=/usr/bin/edje_cc"
 	pre_configure() {
-		NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
+		autoreconf -fi
 	}
 fi