diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/caribou/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/caribou/default.nix
index d63b6e86af3..3f2831a6985 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/caribou/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.22/core/caribou/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, pkgconfig, gnome3, clutter, dbus, pythonPackages, libxml2, autoconf
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, gnome3, clutter, dbus, pythonPackages, libxml2, autoconf
 , libxklavier, libXtst, gtk2, intltool, libxslt, at_spi2_core, automake }:
 
 let
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     [ glib pkgconfig gtk clutter at_spi2_core dbus pythonPackages.python automake
       pythonPackages.pygobject3 libxml2 libXtst gtk2 intltool libxslt autoconf ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ gnome3.libgee libxklavier ];
 
   preBuild = ''