diff --git a/extra/js52/PKGBUILD b/extra/js52/PKGBUILD
index 6ae542268..02905f87b 100644
--- a/extra/js52/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/js52/PKGBUILD
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ build() {
   CXXFLAGS+=" ${flags[*]}"
   export CC=gcc CXX=g++ PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2
 
+  touch ../js/src/configure
   sh ../js/src/configure "${configure_args[@]}"
   make
 }