diff --git a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
index 9c10c7d56e..6c378ac7fd 100755
--- a/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
+++ b/util/crossgcc/buildgcc
@@ -893,9 +893,11 @@ build_LLVM() {
 }
 
 build_MAKE() {
+	( cd ../${MAKE_DIR}/ && aclocal && autoconf )
 	CC="$(hostcc host)" CXX="$(hostcxx host)" CFLAGS="$HOSTCFLAGS" \
 	../${MAKE_DIR}/configure --prefix="$TARGETDIR" --disable-nls \
 		|| touch .failed
+	$MAKE -k clean
 	# shellcheck disable=SC2086
 	$MAKE $JOBS || touch .failed
 	$MAKE install DESTDIR=$DESTDIR || touch .failed