diff --git a/make/rules-autoconf.mk b/make/rules-autoconf.mk
index 1f5fb9e9..878640d2 100644
--- a/make/rules-autoconf.mk
+++ b/make/rules-autoconf.mk
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
 define create-rules-autoconf
 $(call create-rules-common,$(1),$(2),$(3),$(4))
 
-$$($(2)_SRC)/configure.ac: | $$(OBJ)/.$(1)-post-source
-
-$$(OBJ)/.$(1)-pre-configure: $$($(2)_SRC)/configure.ac
+$$($(2)_SRC)/configure: $$($(2)_ORIGIN)/configure.ac | $$(OBJ)/.$(1)-post-source
 	@echo ":: autoreconfing $(1)..." >&2
 	cd "$$($(2)_SRC)" && autoreconf -fiv
-	touch $$@
 
-$$(OBJ)/.$(1)-configure$(3): $$(OBJ)/.$(1)-pre-configure
+$$(OBJ)/.$(1)-configure$(3): $$($(2)_SRC)/configure
 	@echo ":: configuring $(3)bit $(1)..." >&2
 	rm -rf "$$($(2)_OBJ$(3))/config.cache"