diff --git a/srcpkgs/recode/template b/srcpkgs/recode/template
index ec3390fd9c7..8ccb4ac9365 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/recode/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/recode/template
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ long_desc="
 subpackages="librecode $pkgname-devel"
 Add_dependency build automake
 
-pre_configure()
-{
+pre_configure() {
+	sed -i -e "/^AM_C_PROTOTYPES.*/d" configure.in
+	sed -i -e "s/ansi2knr//" src/Makefile.am
 	rm -f acinclude.m4 && autoreconf -fi && libtoolize
 }