diff --git a/package/atest/atest.mk b/package/atest/atest.mk
index 2effda5711..68def46cf9 100644
--- a/package/atest/atest.mk
+++ b/package/atest/atest.mk
@@ -12,10 +12,4 @@ ATEST_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libev alsa-lib
 # Fetched from Github, with no configure script
 ATEST_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-# Autoreconf requires an existing m4 directory
-define ATEST_PATCH_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-ATEST_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += ATEST_PATCH_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk b/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
index e5f474c72d..336ac59b42 100644
--- a/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
+++ b/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ HOST_AUTOCONF_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4 host-libtool
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
 
 # variables used by other packages
-AUTOCONF = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf
-AUTOHEADER = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader
-AUTORECONF = $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) ACLOCAL="$(ACLOCAL)" AUTOCONF="$(AUTOCONF)" AUTOHEADER="$(AUTOHEADER)" AUTOMAKE="$(AUTOMAKE)" AUTOPOINT=/bin/true $(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoreconf -f -i -I "$(ACLOCAL_DIR)" -I "$(ACLOCAL_HOST_DIR)"
+AUTOCONF = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoconf -I "$(ACLOCAL_DIR)" -I "$(ACLOCAL_HOST_DIR)"
+AUTOHEADER = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoheader -I "$(ACLOCAL_DIR)" -I "$(ACLOCAL_HOST_DIR)"
+AUTORECONF = $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) ACLOCAL="$(ACLOCAL)" AUTOCONF="$(AUTOCONF)" AUTOHEADER="$(AUTOHEADER)" AUTOMAKE="$(AUTOMAKE)" AUTOPOINT=/bin/true $(HOST_DIR)/bin/autoreconf -f -i
diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index 270337712e..89dcaa1293 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
 # variables used by other packages
 AUTOMAKE = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/automake
 ACLOCAL_DIR = $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal
-ACLOCAL = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/aclocal -I $(ACLOCAL_DIR)
+ACLOCAL = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/aclocal
+ACLOCAL_PATH = $(ACLOCAL_DIR):$(ACLOCAL_HOST_DIR)
+export ACLOCAL_PATH
diff --git a/package/bayer2rgb-neon/bayer2rgb-neon.mk b/package/bayer2rgb-neon/bayer2rgb-neon.mk
index 02651dcfee..34510e7616 100644
--- a/package/bayer2rgb-neon/bayer2rgb-neon.mk
+++ b/package/bayer2rgb-neon/bayer2rgb-neon.mk
@@ -15,10 +15,4 @@ BAYER2RGB_NEON_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 BAYER2RGB_NEON_CONF_ENV = CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -mfpu=neon"
 
-define BAYER2RGB_NEON_PRE_CONFIGURE_FIXUP
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-BAYER2RGB_NEON_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += BAYER2RGB_NEON_PRE_CONFIGURE_FIXUP
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/bluez-alsa/bluez-alsa.mk b/package/bluez-alsa/bluez-alsa.mk
index c5a51ce5d4..6726298f5b 100644
--- a/package/bluez-alsa/bluez-alsa.mk
+++ b/package/bluez-alsa/bluez-alsa.mk
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ BLUEZ_ALSA_DEPENDENCIES = alsa-lib bluez5_utils libglib2 sbc host-pkgconf
 # git repo, no configure
 BLUEZ_ALSA_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-# Autoreconf requires an existing m4 directory
-define BLUEZ_ALSA_MKDIR_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-BLUEZ_ALSA_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += BLUEZ_ALSA_MKDIR_M4
-
 BLUEZ_ALSA_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--enable-aplay \
 	--disable-debug-time \
diff --git a/package/davici/davici.mk b/package/davici/davici.mk
index a90eeeefef..5c08bbe0da 100644
--- a/package/davici/davici.mk
+++ b/package/davici/davici.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,4 @@ DAVICI_DEPENDENCIES = strongswan
 DAVICI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 DAVICI_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-define DAVICI_CREATE_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-DAVICI_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += DAVICI_CREATE_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/dropwatch/dropwatch.mk b/package/dropwatch/dropwatch.mk
index 769b4d4d38..c5873ccf76 100644
--- a/package/dropwatch/dropwatch.mk
+++ b/package/dropwatch/dropwatch.mk
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ DROPWATCH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 # From git
 DROPWATCH_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-# Autoreconf step fails due to missing m4 directory
-define DROPWATCH_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-DROPWATCH_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += DROPWATCH_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 DROPWATCH_CONF_OPTS = --without-bfd
 DROPWATCH_MAKE_OPTS = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/package/gstreamer/gst-fsl-plugins/gst-fsl-plugins.mk b/package/gstreamer/gst-fsl-plugins/gst-fsl-plugins.mk
index 547d253e88..5933efa533 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer/gst-fsl-plugins/gst-fsl-plugins.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer/gst-fsl-plugins/gst-fsl-plugins.mk
@@ -37,11 +37,4 @@ else
 GST_FSL_PLUGINS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-x11
 endif
 
-# Autoreconf requires an m4 directory to exist
-define GST_FSL_PLUGINS_PATCH_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-GST_FSL_PLUGINS_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += GST_FSL_PLUGINS_PATCH_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon.mk
index d6c3c36272..734800a74b 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon/gst1-plugins-bayer2rgb-neon.mk
@@ -20,9 +20,4 @@ GST1_PLUGINS_BAYER2RGB_NEON_DEPENDENCIES = \
 
 GST1_PLUGINS_BAYER2RGB_NEON_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-define GST1_PLUGINS_BAYER2RGB_NEON_PRE_CONFIGURE_FIXUP
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-GST1_PLUGINS_BAYER2RGB_NEON_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += GST1_PLUGINS_BAYER2RGB_NEON_PRE_CONFIGURE_FIXUP
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/gutenprint/gutenprint.mk b/package/gutenprint/gutenprint.mk
index 3465ec8b85..e99d62ca79 100644
--- a/package/gutenprint/gutenprint.mk
+++ b/package/gutenprint/gutenprint.mk
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ HOST_GUTENPRINT_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-testpattern \
 	--without-cups
 
-# Needed by autoreconf
-define GUTENPRINT_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4local
-endef
-GUTENPRINT_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += GUTENPRINT_CREATE_M4_DIR
-HOST_GUTENPRINT_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += GUTENPRINT_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 define HOST_GUTENPRINT_POST_BUILD_INSTAL_TMP_HEADER
 	cp $(@D)/src/xml/xmli18n-tmp.h $(HOST_DIR)/include
 endef
diff --git a/package/irqbalance/irqbalance.mk b/package/irqbalance/irqbalance.mk
index 16967aa8c0..36e9e42493 100644
--- a/package/irqbalance/irqbalance.mk
+++ b/package/irqbalance/irqbalance.mk
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ else
 IRQBALANCE_CONF_OPTS += --without-systemd
 endif
 
-# This would be done by the package's autogen.sh script
-define IRQBALANCE_PRECONFIGURE
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-IRQBALANCE_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += IRQBALANCE_PRECONFIGURE
-
 define IRQBALANCE_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 package/irqbalance/S13irqbalance \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S13irqbalance
diff --git a/package/jamvm/jamvm.mk b/package/jamvm/jamvm.mk
index 3fcf460bcd..26615ef7a3 100644
--- a/package/jamvm/jamvm.mk
+++ b/package/jamvm/jamvm.mk
@@ -24,11 +24,4 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_arm),y)
 JAMVM_CONF_ENV = CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -marm"
 endif
 
-# Needed for autoreconf
-define JAMVM_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-JAMVM_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += JAMVM_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/janus-gateway/janus-gateway.mk b/package/janus-gateway/janus-gateway.mk
index b0c01f3173..0d0a22491f 100644
--- a/package/janus-gateway/janus-gateway.mk
+++ b/package/janus-gateway/janus-gateway.mk
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ JANUS_GATEWAY_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf jansson libnice \
 # configure.ac.
 JANUS_GATEWAY_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-define JANUS_GATEWAY_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-JANUS_GATEWAY_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += JANUS_GATEWAY_M4
-
 JANUS_GATEWAY_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-data-channels \
 	--disable-sample-event-handler
diff --git a/package/lcdapi/lcdapi.mk b/package/lcdapi/lcdapi.mk
index 11eee880a6..f6b14cd2c9 100644
--- a/package/lcdapi/lcdapi.mk
+++ b/package/lcdapi/lcdapi.mk
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@ LCDAPI_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LCDAPI_AUTORECONF = YES
 LCDAPI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-define LCDAPI_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-LCDAPI_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LCDAPI_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/libdmtx/libdmtx.mk b/package/libdmtx/libdmtx.mk
index 39fb8d1a4d..04e089f1f7 100644
--- a/package/libdmtx/libdmtx.mk
+++ b/package/libdmtx/libdmtx.mk
@@ -12,11 +12,4 @@ LIBDMTX_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # github tarball does not include configure
 LIBDMTX_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-# Create the m4 directory (missing from the archive).
-# This is required for autoconf.
-define LIBDMTX_CREATE_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-LIBDMTX_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += LIBDMTX_CREATE_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/libiscsi/libiscsi.mk b/package/libiscsi/libiscsi.mk
index f0b003b347..c8b6ddd123 100644
--- a/package/libiscsi/libiscsi.mk
+++ b/package/libiscsi/libiscsi.mk
@@ -14,10 +14,4 @@ LIBISCSI_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBISCSI_CONF_OPTS = --disable-examples --disable-werror --disable-manpages \
 	--disable-test-tool --disable-tests
 
-# We need to create the m4 directory to make autoreconf work properly.
-define LIBISCSI_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-LIBISCSI_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBISCSI_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/libpam-nfc/libpam-nfc.mk b/package/libpam-nfc/libpam-nfc.mk
index fc283c8777..d4f6d446cf 100644
--- a/package/libpam-nfc/libpam-nfc.mk
+++ b/package/libpam-nfc/libpam-nfc.mk
@@ -19,10 +19,4 @@ LIBPAM_NFC_CONF_OPTS = \
 # libpam breaks with parallel build, but is very fast to build.
 LIBPAM_NFC_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
-# Autoreconf requires an existing m4 directory
-define LIBPAM_NFC_MKDIR_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-LIBPAM_NFC_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += LIBPAM_NFC_MKDIR_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/libsoundtouch/libsoundtouch.mk b/package/libsoundtouch/libsoundtouch.mk
index c4ac930be1..fcc2332fad 100644
--- a/package/libsoundtouch/libsoundtouch.mk
+++ b/package/libsoundtouch/libsoundtouch.mk
@@ -12,9 +12,4 @@ LIBSOUNDTOUCH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.TXT
 LIBSOUNDTOUCH_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBSOUNDTOUCH_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-define LIBSOUNDTOUCH_CREATE_CONFIG_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/config/m4
-endef
-LIBSOUNDTOUCH_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LIBSOUNDTOUCH_CREATE_CONFIG_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/libva-utils/libva-utils.mk b/package/libva-utils/libva-utils.mk
index 40b05e4590..ad9acb229b 100644
--- a/package/libva-utils/libva-utils.mk
+++ b/package/libva-utils/libva-utils.mk
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@ LIBVA_UTILS_LICENSE = MIT
 LIBVA_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBVA_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libva
 
-define LIBVA_UTILS_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	@mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-LIBVA_UTILS_POST_EXTRACT_HOOKS += LIBVA_UTILS_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk b/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk
index 6dfbb58c35..b71215e43b 100644
--- a/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk
+++ b/package/ltrace/ltrace.mk
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ LTRACE_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 LTRACE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LTRACE_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-define LTRACE_CREATE_CONFIG_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/config/m4
-endef
-LTRACE_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LTRACE_CREATE_CONFIG_M4
-
 # ltrace can use libunwind only if libc has backtrace() support
 # We don't normally do so for uClibc and we can't know if it's external
 # Also ltrace with libunwind support is broken for MIPS so we disable it
diff --git a/package/mfoc/mfoc.mk b/package/mfoc/mfoc.mk
index 15105a74ab..c4a785212f 100644
--- a/package/mfoc/mfoc.mk
+++ b/package/mfoc/mfoc.mk
@@ -13,10 +13,4 @@ MFOC_DEPENDENCIES = libnfc
 MFOC_AUTORECONF = YES
 MFOC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-# Autoreconf requires an existing m4 directory
-define MFOC_MKDIR_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-MFOC_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += MFOC_MKDIR_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/minicom/minicom.mk b/package/minicom/minicom.mk
index a86d587b2f..d299dac43d 100644
--- a/package/minicom/minicom.mk
+++ b/package/minicom/minicom.mk
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ MINICOM_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses $(if $(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),,libiconv) \
 # add host-gettext for AM_ICONV macro
 MINICOM_DEPENDENCIES += host-gettext
 
-# Autoreconf requires an existing m4 directory
-define MINICOM_MKDIR_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-MINICOM_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += MINICOM_MKDIR_M4
-
 MINICOM_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--enable-dfl-port=/dev/ttyS1 \
 	--enable-lock-dir=/var/lock
diff --git a/package/musl-fts/musl-fts.mk b/package/musl-fts/musl-fts.mk
index d1999acb17..dd7f1f9ea0 100644
--- a/package/musl-fts/musl-fts.mk
+++ b/package/musl-fts/musl-fts.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,4 @@ MUSL_FTS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 MUSL_FTS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 MUSL_FTS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-define MUSL_FTS_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-MUSL_FTS_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += MUSL_FTS_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/open-lldp/open-lldp.mk b/package/open-lldp/open-lldp.mk
index b650aea3c1..c9fd958a4f 100644
--- a/package/open-lldp/open-lldp.mk
+++ b/package/open-lldp/open-lldp.mk
@@ -13,12 +13,4 @@ OPEN_LLDP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 # Fetching from git, need to generate configure/Makefile.in
 OPEN_LLDP_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-# Create the m4 directory (missing from the archive).
-# This is required for autoconf.
-define OPEN_LLDP_CREATE_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-OPEN_LLDP_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += OPEN_LLDP_CREATE_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/openpgm/openpgm.mk b/package/openpgm/openpgm.mk
index 8163982d37..ec293b42df 100644
--- a/package/openpgm/openpgm.mk
+++ b/package/openpgm/openpgm.mk
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ OPENPGM_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 OPENPGM_SUBDIR = openpgm/pgm
 OPENPGM_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-# We need to create the m4 directory to make sure that autoreconf will
-# start calling libtoolize. Otherwise it will start with aclocal and it
-# will fail because the m4 directory doesn't exist.
-define OPENPGM_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/$(OPENPGM_SUBDIR)/m4
-endef
-OPENPGM_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += OPENPGM_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 OPENPGM_CONF_ENV = \
 	ac_cv_file__proc_cpuinfo=yes \
 	ac_cv_file__dev_rtc=no \
diff --git a/package/pdbg/pdbg.mk b/package/pdbg/pdbg.mk
index 1832e235ec..9977a126fb 100644
--- a/package/pdbg/pdbg.mk
+++ b/package/pdbg/pdbg.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,4 @@ PDBG_DEPENDENCIES = host-dtc
 
 PDBG_MAKE_OPTS = "GIT_SHA1=\"v$(PDBG_VERSION)\""
 
-define PDBG_PATCH_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-PDBG_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += PDBG_PATCH_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk b/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk
index e7a3dc2665..9d3d1e8cf4 100644
--- a/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk
+++ b/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk
@@ -22,11 +22,5 @@ SDBUSPLUS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SDBUSPLUS_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 SDBUSPLUS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
-define SDBUSPLUS_CREATE_M4
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-SDBUSPLUS_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += SDBUSPLUS_CREATE_M4
-HOST_SDBUSPLUS_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += SDBUSPLUS_CREATE_M4
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/speexdsp/speexdsp.mk b/package/speexdsp/speexdsp.mk
index f5a46cd9de..901f22b9e6 100644
--- a/package/speexdsp/speexdsp.mk
+++ b/package/speexdsp/speexdsp.mk
@@ -13,10 +13,4 @@ SPEEXDSP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SPEEXDSP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 SPEEXDSP_AUTORECONF = YES
 
-# Autoreconf step fails due to missing m4 directory
-define SPEEXDSP_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-SPEEXDSP_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += SPEEXDSP_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/sysprof/sysprof.mk b/package/sysprof/sysprof.mk
index 033194a533..9823416e3f 100644
--- a/package/sysprof/sysprof.mk
+++ b/package/sysprof/sysprof.mk
@@ -14,10 +14,4 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSPROF_GUI),y)
 SYSPROF_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk2 libglade gdk-pixbuf
 endif
 
-define SYSPROF_CREATE_M4_DIR
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-SYSPROF_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += SYSPROF_CREATE_M4_DIR
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
diff --git a/package/tesseract-ocr/tesseract-ocr.mk b/package/tesseract-ocr/tesseract-ocr.mk
index 4d2df5cb39..fc083c27f6 100644
--- a/package/tesseract-ocr/tesseract-ocr.mk
+++ b/package/tesseract-ocr/tesseract-ocr.mk
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ TESSERACT_OCR_EXTRA_DOWNLOADS = \
 	$(addprefix https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdata/raw/$(TESSERACT_OCR_DATA_VERSION)/,\
 		$(TESSERACT_OCR_DATA_FILES))
 
-define TESSERACT_OCR_PRECONFIGURE
-	# Autoreconf step fails due to missing m4 directory
-	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
-endef
-
-TESSERACT_OCR_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += TESSERACT_OCR_PRECONFIGURE
-
 # Language data files installation
 define TESSERACT_OCR_INSTALL_LANG_DATA
 	$(foreach langfile,$(TESSERACT_OCR_DATA_FILES), \
