diff --git a/media-radio/xlog/xlog-2.0.13.ebuild b/media-radio/xlog/xlog-2.0.13.ebuild
index 1e6dbcdd50754..383c4074d7161 100644
--- a/media-radio/xlog/xlog-2.0.13.ebuild
+++ b/media-radio/xlog/xlog-2.0.13.ebuild
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ src_prepare() {
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.0.13-desktop-update.patch"
 	# Drop -Werror
 	sed -i -e "s:-Werror::" configure.ac || die
+	# fix underlinking
+	sed -i -e "s:HAMLIB_LIBS@:HAMLIB_LIBS@ -lm:g" src/Makefile.am || die
 	eautoreconf
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	# fix underlinking
-	sed -i -e "s:HAMLIB_LIBS@:HAMLIB_LIBS@ -lm:g" src/Makefile.am || die
-	eautoreconf
 	# mime-update causes file collisions if enabled
 	econf --disable-mime-update --disable-desktop-update \
 		--docdir=/usr/share/doc/${PF}