diff --git a/meta/packages/gperf/gperf-native_3.0.3.bb b/meta/packages/gperf/gperf-native_3.0.3.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index 103d1aa3c2..0000000000
--- a/meta/packages/gperf/gperf-native_3.0.3.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-require gperf_${PV}.bb
-
-S = "${WORKDIR}/gperf-${PV}"
-
-inherit native
-
-do_stage() {
-    install -d ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}
-    install ${S}/src/gperf ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/gperf/files/autoreconf.patch b/meta/packages/gperf/gperf/autoreconf.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from meta/packages/gperf/files/autoreconf.patch
rename to meta/packages/gperf/gperf/autoreconf.patch
diff --git a/meta/packages/gperf/gperf_3.0.3.bb b/meta/packages/gperf/gperf_3.0.3.bb
index 7abfb8fbfb..ac8e46fece 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gperf/gperf_3.0.3.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gperf/gperf_3.0.3.bb
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ SUMMARY  = "Generate a perfect hash function from a set of keywords"
 SRC_URI  = "${GNU_MIRROR}/gperf/gperf-${PV}.tar.gz \
             file://autoreconf.patch;patch=1"
 
-inherit autotools
+inherit autotools_stage
+
+PR = "r1"
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"