diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
index 6b891bdb38c2..e70ffc3eb2f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconfig, libpng, glib /*just passthru*/ }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, autoconf, automake, libtool, autoreconfHook, pkgconfig, libpng, glib /*just passthru*/ }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "pixman-${version}";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [ autoconf automake libtool ];
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [ autoconf automake libtool autoreconfHook ];
 
   buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional doCheck libpng;