--- m4-1.4.16.ebuild	2013-02-18 02:31:30.000000000 +0100
+++ m4-1.4.16-r1.ebuild	2013-06-15 22:50:03.222299736 +0200
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI="3"
 
-inherit eutils
+inherit eutils autotools
 
 DESCRIPTION="GNU macro processor"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/m4.html"
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 src_prepare() {
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-fix-test-readlink.patch #376639
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-no-gets.patch #424978
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-ar.patch
+	eautoreconf
 }
 
 src_configure() {