diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libmcrypt/libmcrypt_2.5.8.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libmcrypt/libmcrypt_2.5.8.bb
index 46e694be4a..0c5fc93190 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libmcrypt/libmcrypt_2.5.8.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-crypto/libmcrypt/libmcrypt_2.5.8.bb
@@ -14,4 +14,15 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_REGEX = "Libmcrypt/(?P<pver>\d+(\.\d+)+)/"
 
 inherit autotools-brokensep gettext binconfig
 
+do_configure() {
+        install -m 0755 ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/gnu-config/config.guess ${S}
+        install -m 0755 ${STAGING_DATADIR_NATIVE}/gnu-config/config.sub ${S}
+        aclocal
+        libtoolize --automake --copy --force
+        autoconf
+        autoheader
+        automake -a
+        oe_runconf
+}
+
 CLEANBROKEN = "1"