diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/lbzip2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/lbzip2/default.nix
index 4072dd43aef1..ad36ebb81de6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/lbzip2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/lbzip2/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
+    substituteInPlace configure.ac --replace 'AC_PREREQ([2.63])' 'AC_PREREQ(2.64)'
     ./build-aux/autogen.sh
   '';