diff --git a/package/iptables/iptables.mk b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
index 36fb64fb58..95134e3f48 100644
--- a/package/iptables/iptables.mk
+++ b/package/iptables/iptables.mk
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ IPTABLES_VERSION = 1.4.12.2
 IPTABLES_SOURCE = iptables-$(IPTABLES_VERSION).tar.bz2
 IPTABLES_SITE = http://ftp.netfilter.org/pub/iptables
 IPTABLES_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-IPTABLES_AUTORECONF = YES
 IPTABLES_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config
 
 IPTABLES_CONF_OPT = --libexecdir=/usr/lib --with-kernel=$(LINUX_HEADERS_DIR)