diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/isl/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/isl/generic.nix
index 039d7138278b..fb71a3640663 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/isl/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/isl/generic.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 , patches ? []
 }:
 
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gmp
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gmp, autoreconfHook
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   inherit patches;
 
   strictDeps = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isRiscV && lib.versionOlder version "0.24") [ autoreconfHook ];
   buildInputs = [ gmp ];
 
   inherit configureFlags;