diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/autotools.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/autotools.bbclass
index a4c1c4be41..5ed21a3d68 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/autotools.bbclass
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ python autotools_aclocals () {
 
 do_configure[file-checksums] += "${@' '.join(siteinfo_get_files(d, sysrootcache=False)[1])}"
 
-CONFIGURE_FILES = "${S}/configure.in ${S}/configure.ac ${S}/config.h.in ${S}/acinclude.m4 Makefile.am"
+CONFIGURE_FILES = "${S}/configure.in ${S}/configure.ac ${S}/config.h.in *.m4 Makefile.am"
 
 autotools_do_configure() {
 	# WARNING: gross hack follows: