diff --git a/libs/pcre/Makefile b/libs/pcre/Makefile
index cec846ee4..ce1adb0a9 100644
--- a/libs/pcre/Makefile
+++ b/libs/pcre/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/pcre
 PKG_MD5SUM:=780867a700e9d4e4b9cb47aa5453e4b2
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
+PKG_REMOVE_FILES:=aclocal.m4 ltmain.sh
+
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
diff --git a/libs/pcre/patches/001-autconf-compat.patch b/libs/pcre/patches/001-autconf-compat.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e616c1609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/pcre/patches/001-autconf-compat.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/m4/stub.m4
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++dnl Make aclocal happy