diff --git a/utils/shadow/Makefile b/utils/shadow/Makefile
index 2a4ae49fd..ae0846d29 100644
--- a/utils/shadow/Makefile
+++ b/utils/shadow/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://ftp.pld-linux.org/software/shadow
 PKG_MD5SUM:=4fa404ebb4e29828232b3c9a2abddefd
 
+PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
+PKG_REMOVE_FILES:=aclocal.m4 ltmain.sh
+
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
@@ -40,6 +43,11 @@ define Package/shadow/install
 	true
 endef
 
+define Build/Configure
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); autoreconf --force --install)
+	$(call Build/Configure/Default)
+endef
+
 
 define program
   define Package/shadow-$(1)