diff --git a/srcpkgs/libidn/template b/srcpkgs/libidn/template
index de73822035b..c0ab7979912 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libidn/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libidn/template
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'libidn'
 pkgname=libidn
-version=1.36
+version=1.38
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--disable-csharp --disable-java --disable-static
- --enable-threads=posix"
-hostmakedepends="autoconf-archive automake gettext-devel libtool perl pkg-config"
+configure_args="--disable-csharp --disable-java --disable-static"
 short_desc="Internationalized string handling library"
 maintainer="skmpz <dem.procopiou@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/libidn/libidn-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=14b67108344d81ba844631640df77c9071d9fb0659b080326ff5424e86b14038
-
-pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -fi
-}
+checksum=de00b840f757cd3bb14dd9a20d5936473235ddcba06d4bc2da804654b8bbf0f6
 
 libidn-devel_package() {
 	depends="libidn>=${version}_${revision}"