diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/dhcpcd/dhcpcd_10.2.2.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/dhcpcd/dhcpcd_10.2.2.bb
index 0b4345e7fa..f9dfd2e245 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/dhcpcd/dhcpcd_10.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/dhcpcd/dhcpcd_10.2.2.bb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/NetworkConfiguration/dhcpcd;protocol=https;branch=ma
 SRCREV = "f6983c18dbf7989f43a2838beeaf62a54c53ff1d"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
+# Doesn't use automake so we can't do out-of-tree builds
 inherit pkgconfig autotools-brokensep systemd useradd
 
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN} = "dhcpcd.service"
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-ipv4 \
 USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
 USERADD_PARAM:${PN} = "--system -d ${DBDIR} -M -s /bin/false -U dhcpcd"
 
+# This isn't autoconf but is instead a configure script that tries to look like
+# autoconf, so just run it directly.
+do_configure() {
+    oe_runconf
+}
+
 do_install:append () {
     # install systemd unit files
     install -d ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}