diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmtx-utils/template b/srcpkgs/dmtx-utils/template
index 079b3c2f6c9..047ce9f7d85 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmtx-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmtx-utils/template
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/libdmtx/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=9f510f6c26a2a73e44da28eae78308973cc274043873cc7f90606624066ec7d0
 
 pre_configure() {
+	touch aclocal.m4
 	libtoolize -f
 }