diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
index 273a0e7ecc1f..84befe7f652f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/lua-packages.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 { fetchurl, fetchzip, stdenv, lua, callPackage, unzip, zziplib, pkgconfig, libtool
 , pcre, oniguruma, gnulib, tre, glibc, sqlite, openssl, expat, cairo
-, perl, gtk, python, glib, gobjectIntrospection, libevent, zlib
+, perl, gtk, python, glib, gobjectIntrospection, libevent, zlib, autoreconfHook
 }:
 
 let
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ let
       url = "https://github.com/lua-stdlib/lua-stdlib/archive/release.zip";
       sha256 = "0636absdfjx8ybglwydmqxwfwmqz1c4b9s5mhxlgm4ci18lw3hms";
     };
-    buildInputs = [ unzip ];
+    buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook unzip ];
     meta = {
       homepage = "https://github.com/lua-stdlib/lua-stdlib/";
       hydraPlatforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;