diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3/template b/srcpkgs/python3/template
index d3342dda925..48bcc646077 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3/template
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ configure_args="--enable-shared --enable-ipv6 --enable-optimizations
  --with-dbmliborder=gdbm:ndbm --with-system-expat --with-system-ffi
  --without-ensurepip ac_cv_working_tzset=yes"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/python${version%.*}"
-hostmakedepends="pkgconf"
+hostmakedepends="pkgconf autoconf-archive automake"
 makedepends="libffi-devel readline-devel gdbm-devel openssl-devel
  expat-devel sqlite-devel bzip2-devel zlib-devel liblzma-devel"
 depends="ca-certificates"
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ post_patch() {
 	fi
 }
 
+# https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/89640
+pre_configure() {
+	autoreconf -vfi
+}
+
 do_configure() {
 	# If these are set, distutils will default to cc and attempt to pass
 	# `-R<path>` to the compiler for every compiled extension that sets an