diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix
index c26b1d1a923e..ba4155db1e3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/eventlog/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "eventlog";
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0a2za3hs7wzy14z7mfgldy1r9xdlqv97yli9wlm8xldr0amsx869";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Syslog event logger library";
     longDescription = ''