diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/privoxy/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/privoxy/default.nix
index 6fff52c63bd..c6a57c238a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/privoxy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/privoxy/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, autoconf, automake, zlib, pcre, w3m}:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, zlib, pcre, w3m, man }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "privoxy-3.0.21";
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "1f6xb7aa47p90c26vqaw74y6drs9gpnhxsgby3mx0awdjh0ydisy";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [automake autoconf zlib pcre w3m];
+  buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook zlib pcre w3m man ];
 
-  preConfigure = ''
-    autoheader
-    autoconf
-  '';
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://www.privoxy.org/;
+    description = "Non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.phreedom ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7461f093de4..e107812ef9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1868,9 +1868,7 @@ let
 
   sitecopy = callPackage ../tools/networking/sitecopy { };
 
-  privoxy = callPackage ../tools/networking/privoxy {
-    autoconf = autoconf213;
-  };
+  privoxy = callPackage ../tools/networking/privoxy { };
 
   tarsnap = callPackage ../tools/backup/tarsnap { };