diff --git a/extra/qpdf/PKGBUILD b/extra/qpdf/PKGBUILD
index ba344cc0b..6b82a960d 100644
--- a/extra/qpdf/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/qpdf/PKGBUILD
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ md5sums=('0d637fc3a0a8663c8c16cb49c679c699')
 
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/qpdf-release-${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  ./autogen.sh
   ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static
   make
 }