diff --git a/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf b/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
index 31173f315..5a3bf2a89 100644
--- a/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
+++ b/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ if [ $prefix_auto = 1 ] ; then
         set_confopt
 fi
 
-# HACK: avoid spontaneous aclocal call
-hook_add premake 5 'touch aclocal.m4'
+if atstage cross; then
+	export AL_OPTS="-I $root/usr/share/aclocal/" # quotes are not supported -amery
+	autogen=1
+fi