diff --git a/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf b/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf
index adcb46490..4f0969454 100644
--- a/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf
+++ b/graphic/transfig/transfig.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../transfig/transfig.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
+# remove generated Makefile so xmkmf will be run automatically
+hook_add preconf 5 'rm -f Makefile'
+
 var_append makeopt " " "XFIGLIBDIR=$libdir/X11/xfig \
            FIG2DEV_LIBDIR=$libdir/fig2dev"
 makeinstopt="$makeopt"