diff --git a/boot/grub2/grub2.mk b/boot/grub2/grub2.mk
index 85b3925c1e..de9f913e93 100644
--- a/boot/grub2/grub2.mk
+++ b/boot/grub2/grub2.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ GRUB2_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 
 # 0001-Revert-configure-Check-linker-for-image-base-support.patch
 # 0002-Revert-configure-Print-a-more-helpful-error-if-autoc.patch
-GRUB2_AUTORECONF = YES
-GRUB2_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf
+# Target grub2 package doesn't use autotools-package
+GRUB2_DEPENDENCIES += host-automake host-autoconf host-libtool host-pkgconf
 HOST_GRUB2_AUTORECONF = YES
 HOST_GRUB2_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf
 
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ HOST_GRUB2_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-werror
 
 define GRUB2_CONFIGURE_CMDS
+	cd $(@D); $(AUTORECONF)
 	$(foreach tuple, $(GRUB2_TUPLES-y), \
 		@$(call MESSAGE,Configuring $(tuple))
 		mkdir -p $(@D)/build-$(tuple)