diff --git a/package/e17/elicit/elicit.conf b/package/e17/elicit/elicit.conf
index 294e16d80..e11c61696 100644
--- a/package/e17/elicit/elicit.conf
+++ b/package/e17/elicit/elicit.conf
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 
 var_append makeopt " " "PREFIX=$root/$prefix"
 makeinstopt="$makeopt install"
-
+autogen=1