diff --git a/meta/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc b/meta/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc
index ec95cabb84..04fc8420ab 100644
--- a/meta/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig binconfig
 
 do_configure() {
 	libtoolize --force
+	gnu-configize --force
 	oe_runconf
 }