diff --git a/games-action/bzflag/bzflag-2.4.4-r1.ebuild b/games-action/bzflag/bzflag-2.4.4-r1.ebuild
index 33098d4954c7c..d63f9d37f3456 100644
--- a/games-action/bzflag/bzflag-2.4.4-r1.ebuild
+++ b/games-action/bzflag/bzflag-2.4.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-inherit eutils flag-o-matic
+inherit eutils flag-o-matic autotools
 
 DESCRIPTION="3D tank combat simulator game"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.bzflag.org/"
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-configure.patch
 )
 
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+	eautoreconf
+}
+
 src_configure() {
 	local myconf