diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix
index a440c08bd1b..41dcd54ecdb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl
 , linkStatic ? (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "i686-cygwin")
+, autoreconfHook
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0b5b5p8c7bslc6fslcr1nj9136412v3qcvbg6yxi9argq9g72v8c";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+
   patches = [
     ./CVE-2016-3189.patch
     ./cve-2019-12900.patch