diff --git a/dev-libs/libconfig/libconfig-1.6.recipe b/dev-libs/libconfig/libconfig-1.7.1.recipe
similarity index 66%
rename from dev-libs/libconfig/libconfig-1.6.recipe
rename to dev-libs/libconfig/libconfig-1.7.1.recipe
index 2caf95f23..46d117690 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libconfig/libconfig-1.6.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/libconfig/libconfig-1.7.1.recipe
@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@ DESCRIPTION="Libconfig is a simple library for processing structured \
 configuration files. Libconfig is very compact, a fraction of the size of the \
 expat XML parser library. This makes it well-suited for memory constrained \
 systems like handheld devices."
-HOMEPAGE="http://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/"
+HOMEPAGE="https://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/"
 COPYRIGHT="2005-2015 Mark A Lindner"
 LICENSE="GNU LGPL v3"
 REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig/archive/v$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="18739792eb463d73525d7aea9b0a48b14106fae1cfec09aedc668d8c1079adf1"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="d288e6ae817f4ef78df43cdb2647f768dc97899ee82fcc41f857e8eb9fd7fbdb"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
-	libconfig$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-	lib:libconfig$secondaryArchSuffix = 9.2.0 compat >= 9
-	lib:libconfig++$secondaryArchSuffix = 9.2.0 compat >= 9
+	libconfig$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
+	lib:libconfig$secondaryArchSuffix = 11.0.1 compat >= 11
+	lib:libconfig++$secondaryArchSuffix = 11.0.1 compat >= 11
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
 
 PROVIDES_devel="
-	libconfig${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion compat >= 1
-	devel:libconfig$secondaryArchSuffix = 9.2.0 compat >= 9
-	devel:libconfig++$secondaryArchSuffix = 9.2.0 compat >= 9
+	libconfig${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion
+	devel:libconfig$secondaryArchSuffix = 11.0.1 compat >= 11
+	devel:libconfig++$secondaryArchSuffix = 11.0.1 compat >= 11
 	"
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	libconfig$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
 	"
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:aclocal
+	cmd:autoconf
+	cmd:automake
 	cmd:bison
 	cmd:flex
 	cmd:g++$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -46,8 +49,9 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 
 BUILD()
 {
-	ACLOCAL=true AUTOCONF=true AUTOMAKE=true MAKEINFO=true AUTOHEADER=true \
-		runConfigure ./configure
+	autoreconf -fi
+	MAKEINFO=true \
+		runConfigure ./configure --disable-dependency-tracking
 	make $jobArgs
 }