diff --git a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
index 36eb56c70d..9a328c2280 100644
--- a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ inherit siteinfo
 export CONFIG_SITE
 
 acpaths ?= "default"
-EXTRA_AUTORECONF = "--exclude=autopoint"
+EXTRA_AUTORECONF = "--exclude=autopoint --exclude=gtkdocize"
 
 export lt_cv_sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec = "${libdir} ${base_libdir}"