diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnutls/template b/srcpkgs/gnutls/template
index 681f6c7ca8..69c6ebecc7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnutls/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnutls/template
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'gnutls'
 pkgname=gnutls
 version=3.6.15
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-zlib --disable-guile --disable-static
  --disable-valgrind-tests --disable-rpath
  --with-default-trust-store-file=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
  --with-trousers-lib=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/lib"
-hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel libtool pkg-config which"
+hostmakedepends="gettext libtool pkg-config which"
+# for autoreconf
+#hostmakedepends+=" gettext-devel-tools automake"
 makedepends="zlib-devel lzo-devel readline-devel libgpg-error-devel
  libtasn1-devel libgcrypt-devel p11-kit-devel nettle-devel libidn2-devel
  libunistring-devel unbound-devel trousers-devel"
@@ -19,10 +21,6 @@ homepage="https://gnutls.org"
 distfiles="https://www.gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/gnutls/v${version%.*}/gnutls-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=0ea8c3283de8d8335d7ae338ef27c53a916f15f382753b174c18b45ffd481558
 
-pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -vfi
-}
-
 pre_check() {
 	# same as $PASS in tests/cert-tests/certtool
 	export GNUTLS_PIN=1234