diff --git a/package/public/expect/expect.conf b/package/public/expect/expect.conf
index 308beb0da..53f115071 100644
--- a/package/public/expect/expect.conf
+++ b/package/public/expect/expect.conf
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ pkginstalled tk && hook_add preconf 1 'tcl_prepare_source tk'
 
 # make rebuilds configure (due to touching Makefile.in by fixdoc)
 # with autoconf, which breaks it...
-hook_add preconf 9 "touch configure"
+hook_add preconf 9 "sleep 1 ; touch configure"