diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tcltk/tk8_8.6.15.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tcltk/tk8_8.6.15.bb
index f277b86d91..9474f3e897 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tcltk/tk8_8.6.15.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-devtools/tcltk/tk8_8.6.15.bb
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CFLAGS += "-I${STAGING_INCDIR}/tcl${VER}"
 inherit autotools features_check pkgconfig
 
 AUTOTOOLS_SCRIPT_PATH = "${S}/unix"
+EXTRA_AUTORECONF += "--exclude=aclocal"
 
 # depends on virtual/libx11
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11"