diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/log4cpp/log4cpp_1.1.4.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-support/log4cpp/log4cpp_1.1.4.bb
index a8b9b9a019..929b1d186b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-support/log4cpp/log4cpp_1.1.4.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/log4cpp/log4cpp_1.1.4.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/${BPN}"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
+EXTRA_AUTORECONF += "-I m4"
+
 EXTRA_OECONF = "\
     --enable-doxygen=no \
     --enable-dot=no \