diff --git a/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template b/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template
index 5aa1d6e1b6..6127e3df11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ghostscript/template
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ do_configure() {
 		--disable-compile-inits
 
 	# configure libijs
+	sed -i -e "s|AM_PROG_CC_STDC|AC_PROG_CC|g" ijs/configure.ac
 	cd ijs && ./autogen.sh && \
 		./configure ${CONFIGURE_SHARED_ARGS} --enable-shared \
 			--disable-static