diff --git a/package/iptables/Makefile b/package/iptables/Makefile
index 7da5464c864..87d898bea06 100644
--- a/package/iptables/Makefile
+++ b/package/iptables/Makefile
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ IPTABLES_MAKEOPTS = \
 
 define Build/Compile
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); ./autogen.sh)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(IPTABLES_MAKEOPTS)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(IPTABLES_MAKEOPTS) install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libipq $(IPTABLES_MAKEOPTS)