diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpfr/template b/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
index eac0a4b5c1c..abcb3a3c8cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ homepage="http://www.mpfr.org"
 distfiles="${homepage}/mpfr-current/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=79c73f60af010a30a5c27a955a1d2d01ba095b72537dab0ecaad57f5a7bb1b6b
 
+bootstrap=yes
+
 if [ -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
 	CPPFLAGS="-I$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/include"
 	LDFLAGS="-L$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/lib"