diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pa/pamtester/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pa/pamtester/package.nix
index aa8eba4c6f5c..42a716524925 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pa/pamtester/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pa/pamtester/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
   stdenv,
+  autoreconfHook,
   fetchurl,
   pam,
 }:
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1mdj1wj0adcnx354fs17928yn2xfr1hj5mfraq282dagi873sqw3";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+
   buildInputs = [ pam ];
 
   meta = with lib; {