diff --git a/net-analyzer/nettop/nettop-0.2.3-r2.ebuild b/net-analyzer/nettop/nettop-0.2.3-r2.ebuild
index f135facf4384d..b77fcdc473e88 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/nettop/nettop-0.2.3-r2.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/nettop/nettop-0.2.3-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
-inherit toolchain-funcs
+inherit autotools toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="top-like program for network activity"
 HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/No_homepage"
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ PATCHES=(
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 
+	eautoreconf #871408
+	sed -i 's/configure.in/configure.ac/' Makefile.in || die
+
 	tc-export CC
 }