diff --git a/srcpkgs/autoconf/patches/largefile.patch b/srcpkgs/autoconf/patches/largefile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5123019a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/autoconf/patches/largefile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+Adjusted from
+https://github.com/autotools-mirror/autoconf/commit/b71143738516017f0e0d347a4025301c06c40254.patch
+
+--- a/lib/autoconf/specific.m4
++++ b/lib/autoconf/specific.m4
+@@ -279,25 +279,25 @@
+ # If you change this macro you may also need to change
+ # _AC_SYS_LARGEFILE_OPTIONS.
+ AC_DEFUN([_AC_SYS_LARGEFILE_PROBE],
+-[AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $CC option to enable large file support],
++[AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $CPPFLAGS option to enable large file support],
+   [ac_cv_sys_largefile_opts],
+-  [ac_save_CC="$CC"
++  [ac_save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+   ac_opt_found=no
+   for ac_opt in _AC_SYS_LARGEFILE_OPTIONS; do
+     AS_IF([test x"$ac_opt" != x"none needed"],
+-      [CC="$ac_save_CC $ac_opt"])
++      [CPPFLAGS="$ac_save_CPPFLAGS $ac_opt"])
+     AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([_AC_SYS_LARGEFILE_TEST_CODE])],
+      [AS_IF([test x"$ac_opt" = x"none needed"],
+ 	[# GNU/Linux s390x and alpha need _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 for wide ino_t.
+-	 CC="$CC -DFTYPE=ino_t"
++	 CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DFTYPE=ino_t"
+ 	 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([], [],
+-	   [CC="$CC -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
++	   [CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+ 	    AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([], [ac_opt='-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'])])])
+       ac_cv_sys_largefile_opts=$ac_opt
+       ac_opt_found=yes])
+     test $ac_opt_found = no || break
+   done
+-  CC="$ac_save_CC"
++  CPPFLAGS=$ac_save_CPPFLAGS
+   dnl Gnulib implements large file support for native Windows, based on the
+   dnl variables WINDOWS_64_BIT_OFF_T, WINDOWS_64_BIT_ST_SIZE.
+   m4_ifdef([gl_LARGEFILE], [
diff --git a/srcpkgs/autoconf/template b/srcpkgs/autoconf/template
index 72ff5aceb16..305bfa40aa5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/autoconf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/autoconf/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'autoconf'
 pkgname=autoconf
-version=2.71
+version=2.72
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="perl m4 help2man"
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ short_desc="Generates automatic source code configuration scripts"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later, GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf"
-distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=f14c83cfebcc9427f2c3cea7258bd90df972d92eb26752da4ddad81c87a0faa4
+distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=ba885c1319578d6c94d46e9b0dceb4014caafe2490e437a0dbca3f270a223f5a
 
 pre_check() {
-	# Disable failing test by adding
-	# AT_XFAIL_IF([:])
-	sed -i '/AT_SETUP(\[AC_PROG_CPP via CC\])/ s/$/ \nAT_XFAIL_IF(\[:\])/' tests/c.at
+	unset CPP  # else breaks test 312: AC_PROG_CPP via CC
 }