diff --git a/package/rygel/rygel.mk b/package/rygel/rygel.mk
index 5ffb6a9400..d87beda8c9 100644
--- a/package/rygel/rygel.mk
+++ b/package/rygel/rygel.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ RYGEL_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	sqlite \
 	$(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 RYGEL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-# We're patching configure.ac
-RYGEL_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 RYGEL_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 RYGEL_CONF_OPTS += \