diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index 9fad9c60e5..c3b635eb25 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ distfiles="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/harfbuzz/release/${pkgname}-${ver
 checksum=5ded7dc3d15fb5c9230d7a224b9256b67b35fde30193b4c3a4c3f6b13110e257
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" libtool glib-devel"
+	hostmakedepends+=" automake libtool glib-devel"
 	pre_configure() {
-		libtoolize -f
+		autoreconf -fi
 	}
 fi