diff --git a/devel/fb303/Makefile b/devel/fb303/Makefile
index 3ba50287559f..7dc483ff22d1 100644
--- a/devel/fb303/Makefile
+++ b/devel/fb303/Makefile
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libthrift.so:devel/thrift-cpp
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	thrift:devel/thrift
 
-ACLOCAL_ARGS=	-I ./aclocal
-AUTOMAKE_ARGS=	-a
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	PY_PREFIX="${PREFIX}"
-USE_AUTOTOOLS=	autoconf autoheader:env aclocal automake
 
-USES=		compiler gmake perl5 python:2.7
+GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+USES=		autoreconf compiler gmake perl5 python:2.7
 USE_PERL5=	run
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/contrib/fb303
 
diff --git a/devel/fb303/files/patch-configure.ac b/devel/fb303/files/patch-configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b5580c1575a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/fb303/files/patch-configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- configure.ac.orig	2015-01-26 02:06:23 UTC
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
+ AC_PREREQ(2.52)
+ AC_INIT([libfb303],[20080209])
+ #AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([/usr/share/automake-1.9])
++AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([aclocal])
+ # To install locally
+ FB_INITIALIZE([localinstall])
+ AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/usr/local])