diff --git a/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk b/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
index a21192f22..0ff0644f9 100644
--- a/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
+++ b/package/autoconf/autoconf.mk
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,autoconf,host))
 # variables used by other packages
 AUTOCONF:=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/autoconf
 AUTOHEADER:=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/autoheader
-AUTORECONF=$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) ACLOCAL="$(ACLOCAL)" AUTOCONF="$(AUTOCONF)" AUTOHEADER="$(AUTOHEADER)" AUTOMAKE="$(AUTOMAKE)" $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/autoreconf -f -i -I "$(ACLOCAL_DIR)"
+AUTORECONF=$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) ACLOCAL="$(ACLOCAL)" AUTOCONF="$(AUTOCONF)" AUTOHEADER="$(AUTOHEADER)" AUTOMAKE="$(AUTOMAKE)" $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/autoreconf -f -i -I "$(ACLOCAL_DIR)" -I "$(ACLOCAL_HOST_DIR)"
diff --git a/package/automake/automake.mk b/package/automake/automake.mk
index e2ff9b25b..6ee3121f3 100644
--- a/package/automake/automake.mk
+++ b/package/automake/automake.mk
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,automake,host))
 # variables used by other packages
 AUTOMAKE = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/automake
 ACLOCAL_DIR = $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal
+ACLOCAL_HOST_DIR = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal
 ACLOCAL = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/aclocal -I $(ACLOCAL_DIR)
diff --git a/package/libtool/libtool.mk b/package/libtool/libtool.mk
index 60fee9fd2..330624405 100644
--- a/package/libtool/libtool.mk
+++ b/package/libtool/libtool.mk
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ LIBTOOL_VERSION = 2.2.10
 LIBTOOL_SOURCE = libtool-$(LIBTOOL_VERSION).tar.gz
 LIBTOOL_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/libtool
 
-define HOST_LIBTOOL_CUSTOM_INSTALL
-	install -D -m 0644 $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4
-	install -D -m 0644 $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/ltdl.m4 \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/ltdl.m4
-endef
-
-HOST_LIBTOOL_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_LIBTOOL_CUSTOM_INSTALL
-
 HOST_LIBTOOL_LIBTOOL_PATCH = NO
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,libtool))
diff --git a/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk b/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk
index 330b16603..d0bc42478 100644
--- a/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-config/pkg-config.mk
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ HOST_PKG_CONFIG_CONF_OPT = \
 		--with-pc-path="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig" \
 		--disable-static
 
-define HOST_PKG_CONFIG_INSTALL_M4
-install -D -m 0644 $(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/pkg.m4 \
-		$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/share/aclocal/pkg.m4
-endef
-
-HOST_PKG_CONFIG_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_PKG_CONFIG_INSTALL_M4
-
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,pkg-config))
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,pkg-config,host))