diff --git a/make/rules-configure.mk b/make/rules-configure.mk
index a89875f4..906cbef4 100644
--- a/make/rules-configure.mk
+++ b/make/rules-configure.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ define create-rules-configure
 $(call create-rules-common,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4))
 ifneq ($(findstring $(3)-$(4),$(ARCHS)),)
 
-$$(OBJ)/.$(1)-$(3)-configure:
+ifeq ($(wildcard $($(2)_ORIGIN)/configure),)
+$(2)_CONFIGURE_DEPS = $$($(2)_SRC)/configure
+
+$$($(2)_SRC)/configure: $$($(2)_ORIGIN)/configure.ac | $$(OBJ)/.$(1)-post-source
+	@echo ":: autoreconfing $(1)..." >&2
+	cd "$$($(2)_SRC)" && autoreconf -fiv
+endif
+
+$$(OBJ)/.$(1)-$(3)-configure: $$($(2)_CONFIGURE_DEPS)
 	@echo ":: configuring $(1)-$(3)..." >&2
 
 	cd "$$($(2)_$(3)_OBJ)" && env $$($(2)_$(3)_ENV) \