diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjade/template b/srcpkgs/openjade/template
index e2d539c86d9..47b8760c499 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjade/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjade/template
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=1d2d7996cc94f9b87d0c51cf0e028070ac177c4123ecbfd7ac1cb8d0b7d322d1
 
 pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -fi
+	autoreconf -fi config || true
 }
 post_install() {
 	vlicense jadedoc/copying.txt