diff --git a/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf b/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
index 8e3238865..9e58f9664 100644
--- a/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
+++ b/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ if [ $prefix_auto = 1 ] ; then
         prefix=
         set_confopt
 fi
+
+# HACK: avoid spontaneous aclocal call
+hook_add preconf 5 'touch aclocal.m4'