diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
index e15da80b3b1..5c9456b76a6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/melpa-packages.nix
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ env NIXPKGS_ALLOW_BROKEN=1 nix-instantiate --show-trace ../../../../ -A emacsPac
 
         flycheck-rtags = fix-rtags super.flycheck-rtags;
 
+        gnuplot = super.gnuplot.overrideAttrs (old: {
+          nativeBuildInputs =
+            (old.nativeBuildInputs or []) ++ [ pkgs.autoreconfHook ];
+        });
+
         pdf-tools = super.pdf-tools.overrideAttrs(old: {
           nativeBuildInputs = [ external.pkgconfig ];
           buildInputs = with external; old.buildInputs ++ [ autoconf automake libpng zlib poppler ];