diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
index 9340d5ae4f..6716a656d2 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux-libs/util-linux-libs.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_LICENSE_FILES = README.licensing \
 	Documentation/licenses/COPYING.BSD-3-Clause \
 	Documentation/licenses/COPYING.LGPL-2.1-or-later
 
+# 0002-autotools-optionally-add-libpthread-to-uuid.pc.patch
+UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_AUTORECONF = YES
+
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 UTIL_LINUX_LIBS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \