diff --git a/net-irc/irssi/irssi-1.4.5.recipe b/net-irc/irssi/irssi-1.4.5.recipe
index 31288efbc..a0749a324 100644
--- a/net-irc/irssi/irssi-1.4.5.recipe
+++ b/net-irc/irssi/irssi-1.4.5.recipe
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:automake
 	cmd:awk
 	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:libtoolize$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:make
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
@@ -158,8 +159,7 @@ BUILD()
 	sed -i 's/unichar/unichar2/' SupportDefs.h
 	export CPPFLAGS="-include `pwd`/SupportDefs.h"
 
-	autoconf -fi
-	automake
+	autoreconf -fi
 	runConfigure --omit-dirs binDir ./configure \
 		--bindir=$commandBinDir \
 		--with-perl=module \
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ BUILD()
 		--with-socks \
 		--with-proxy \
 		--enable-true-color \
-		--disable-static
+		--disable-static \
+		--disable-silent-rules
+		# perl MakeMaker doesn't support silent make rules
 	make $jobArgs
 }