diff --git a/package/sudo/sudo.mk b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
index b727065abb..c08cf1c4a5 100644
--- a/package/sudo/sudo.mk
+++ b/package/sudo/sudo.mk
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ SUDO_VERSION = 1.9.5p2
 SUDO_SITE = https://www.sudo.ws/sudo/dist
 SUDO_LICENSE = ISC, BSD-3-Clause
 SUDO_LICENSE_FILES = doc/LICENSE
-# We're patching lib/eventlog/Makefile.in
-SUDO_AUTORECONF = YES
 # This is to avoid sudo's make install from chown()ing files which fails
 SUDO_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = INSTALL_OWNER="" DESTDIR="$(TARGET_DIR)" install
 SUDO_CONF_OPTS = \