diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index bd87253..ec394fd 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ $(2)_DEPENDENCIES ?= $(filter-out host-automake host-autoconf host-libtool $(1),
 
 
 ifeq ($$($(2)_AUTORECONF),YES)
-$(2)_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += AUTORECONF_HOOK
+$(2)_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += AUTORECONF_HOOK
 $(2)_DEPENDENCIES += host-automake host-autoconf host-libtool
 endif