diff --git a/contrib/src/a52/rules.mak b/contrib/src/a52/rules.mak
index ba59241176..2f6530b124 100644
--- a/contrib/src/a52/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/a52/rules.mak
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/a52dec-$(A52DEC_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 a52dec: a52dec-$(A52DEC_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-a52
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,autotools)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/a52/liba52-pic.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/a52/liba52-silence.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/a52/liba52-inline.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/aribb24/rules.mak b/contrib/src/aribb24/rules.mak
index 16947d5a28..93d654a6f7 100644
--- a/contrib/src/aribb24/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/aribb24/rules.mak
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/aribb24-$(ARIBB24_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 aribb24: aribb24-$(ARIBB24_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-aribb24
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/aribb24/libm.patch
 	$(call pkg_static,"src/aribb24.pc.in")
 	$(MOVE)
diff --git a/contrib/src/aribb25/rules.mak b/contrib/src/aribb25/rules.mak
index 2beba0b0fd..30a5d0d227 100644
--- a/contrib/src/aribb25/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/aribb25/rules.mak
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/aribb25-$(ARIBB25_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 aribb25: aribb25-$(ARIBB25_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-aribb25
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/aribb25/0001-fix-build-script.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/aribb25/0002-fix-libs-include.patch
 	$(MOVE)
diff --git a/contrib/src/asdcplib/rules.mak b/contrib/src/asdcplib/rules.mak
index 0ba175754f..bbedd3b284 100644
--- a/contrib/src/asdcplib/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/asdcplib/rules.mak
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/asdcplib-$(ASDCPLIB_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 asdcplib: asdcplib-$(ASDCPLIB_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-asdcplib
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,build-aux)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/asdcplib/port-to-nettle.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/asdcplib/static-programs.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/asdcplib/adding-pkg-config-file.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/breakpad/rules.mak b/contrib/src/breakpad/rules.mak
index 8e58b287ff..9a9d307f43 100644
--- a/contrib/src/breakpad/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/breakpad/rules.mak
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/breakpad-$(BREAKPAD_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 breakpad: breakpad-$(BREAKPAD_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-breakpad
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,autotools)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/breakpad/0001-mac-client-Upgrade-Breakpad.xib-to-new-format.patch
 	sed -i.orig -e "s/GCC_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = YES/GCC_TREAT_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS = NO/" "$(UNPACK_DIR)/src/common/mac/Breakpad.xcconfig"
 	$(MOVE)
diff --git a/contrib/src/cddb/rules.mak b/contrib/src/cddb/rules.mak
index c17e994a98..8014f85f87 100644
--- a/contrib/src/cddb/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/cddb/rules.mak
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libcddb-$(CDDB_VERSION).tar.bz2:
 
 cddb: libcddb-$(CDDB_VERSION).tar.bz2 .sum-cddb
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/cddb/cross.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/cddb/getenv-crash.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/cddb/cddb-no-alarm.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/daala/rules.mak b/contrib/src/daala/rules.mak
index 6ace82de70..e8b52382a9 100644
--- a/contrib/src/daala/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/daala/rules.mak
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/daala-$(DAALA_VERSION).tar.xz:
 
 daala: daala-$(DAALA_VERSION).tar.xz .sum-daala
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,build-aux)
 	$(call pkg_static,"daaladec.pc.in")
 	$(call pkg_static,"daalaenc.pc.in")
 	$(MOVE)
diff --git a/contrib/src/dca/rules.mak b/contrib/src/dca/rules.mak
index d2386b263e..3545eb854d 100644
--- a/contrib/src/dca/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/dca/rules.mak
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libdca-$(DCA_VERSION).tar.bz2:
 
 libdca: libdca-$(DCA_VERSION).tar.bz2 .sum-dca
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.auto)
 	$(call pkg_static,"./libdca/libdca.pc.in")
 	$(MOVE)
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/dvbcsa/rules.mak b/contrib/src/dvbcsa/rules.mak
index e575fd429b..cb431a8f86 100644
--- a/contrib/src/dvbcsa/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/dvbcsa/rules.mak
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libdvbcsa-$(DVBCSA_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 libdvbcsa: libdvbcsa-$(DVBCSA_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-dvbcsa
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/dvbcsa/0001-generate-pkgconfig.patch
 	$(MOVE)
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/faad2/rules.mak b/contrib/src/faad2/rules.mak
index 851bf0f859..ef452454cd 100644
--- a/contrib/src/faad2/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/faad2/rules.mak
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/faad2-$(FAAD2_VERSION_FIXED).tar.gz:
 
 faad2: faad2-$(FAAD2_VERSION_FIXED).tar.gz .sum-faad2
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 ifndef HAVE_FPU
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/faad2/faad2-fixed.patch
 endif
diff --git a/contrib/src/gcrypt/rules.mak b/contrib/src/gcrypt/rules.mak
index d02a699125..2a00b7f636 100644
--- a/contrib/src/gcrypt/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/gcrypt/rules.mak
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libgcrypt-$(GCRYPT_VERSION).tar.bz2:
 
 gcrypt: libgcrypt-$(GCRYPT_VERSION).tar.bz2 .sum-gcrypt
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,build-aux)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/gcrypt/disable-tests-compilation.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/gcrypt/fix-pthread-detection.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/gcrypt/0001-compat-provide-a-getpid-replacement-that-works-on-Wi.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/gmp/rules.mak b/contrib/src/gmp/rules.mak
index f3376e6d7a..2a2fe3d447 100644
--- a/contrib/src/gmp/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/gmp/rules.mak
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/gmp-$(GMP_VERSION).tar.xz:
 
 gmp: gmp-$(GMP_VERSION).tar.xz .sum-gmp
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/gmp/gmp-fix-asm-detection.patch
 	# do not try the cross compiler to detect the build compiler
 	sed -i.orig 's/"$$CC" "$$CC $$CFLAGS $$CPPFLAGS" cc gcc c89 c99/cc gcc c89 c99/' $(UNPACK_DIR)/acinclude.m4
diff --git a/contrib/src/goom/rules.mak b/contrib/src/goom/rules.mak
index 9fa2d24f04..ffc52fda1c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/goom/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/goom/rules.mak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/goom-$(GOOM_VERSION)-src.tar.gz:
 goom: UNPACK_DIR=goom2k4-0
 goom: goom-$(GOOM_VERSION)-src.tar.gz .sum-goom
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/goom/goom2k4-0-memleaks.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/goom/goom2k4-autotools.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/goom/goom2k4-noxmmx.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/gpg-error/rules.mak b/contrib/src/gpg-error/rules.mak
index 9fb92fbb10..9379681c5c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/gpg-error/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/gpg-error/rules.mak
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ endif
 
 libgpg-error: libgpg-error-$(GPGERROR_VERSION).tar.bz2 .sum-gpg-error
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,build-aux)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/gpg-error/windres-make.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/gpg-error/winrt.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/gpg-error/missing-unistd-include.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/jack/rules.mak b/contrib/src/jack/rules.mak
index 843037f143..85bd0f5658 100644
--- a/contrib/src/jack/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/jack/rules.mak
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/jack1-$(JACK_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 jack: jack1-$(JACK_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-jack
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 ifdef HAVE_MACOSX
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/jack/config-osx.patch
 endif
diff --git a/contrib/src/lame/rules.mak b/contrib/src/lame/rules.mak
index d03a2ea2e2..c6d77ed202 100644
--- a/contrib/src/lame/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/lame/rules.mak
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/lame-$(LAME_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 lame: lame-$(LAME_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-lame
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/lame/lame-forceinline.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/lame/sse.patch
 ifdef HAVE_VISUALSTUDIO
diff --git a/contrib/src/libmpeg2/rules.mak b/contrib/src/libmpeg2/rules.mak
index e8f6ce767e..11fab372fb 100644
--- a/contrib/src/libmpeg2/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/libmpeg2/rules.mak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libmpeg2-$(LIBMPEG2_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 libmpeg2: libmpeg2-$(LIBMPEG2_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-libmpeg2
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.auto)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/libmpeg2/libmpeg2-arm-pld.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/libmpeg2/libmpeg2-inline.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/libmpeg2/libmpeg2-mc-neon.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/mad/rules.mak b/contrib/src/mad/rules.mak
index 88aa3ed1bc..9351cde462 100644
--- a/contrib/src/mad/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/mad/rules.mak
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ endif
 
 libmad: libmad-$(MAD_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-mad
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 ifdef HAVE_DARWIN_OS
 	sed -e 's%-march=i486%$(EXTRA_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS)%' \
 		-e 's%-dynamiclib%-dynamiclib -arch $(ARCH)%' \
diff --git a/contrib/src/mfx/rules.mak b/contrib/src/mfx/rules.mak
index e4c5797aa4..4bf1b7238c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/mfx/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/mfx/rules.mak
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/mfx_dispatch-$(MFX_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 mfx: mfx_dispatch-$(MFX_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-mfx
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/mfx/0001-fix-UWP-build-in-ming-w64.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/mfx/0002-fix-UWP-build-in-ming-w64.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/mfx/0001-Add-missing-mfx_dispatcher_uwp.h-.cpp.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/modplug/rules.mak b/contrib/src/modplug/rules.mak
index 65634b388f..04bcd4bdcd 100644
--- a/contrib/src/modplug/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/modplug/rules.mak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libmodplug-$(MODPLUG_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 libmodplug: libmodplug-$(MODPLUG_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-modplug
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/modplug/modplug-win32-static.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/modplug/macosx-do-not-force-min-version.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/modplug/fix-endianness-check.diff
diff --git a/contrib/src/rnnoise/rules.mak b/contrib/src/rnnoise/rules.mak
index e87ba67a1c..e1c9988e0d 100644
--- a/contrib/src/rnnoise/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/rnnoise/rules.mak
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/rnnoise-$(RNNOISE_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 rnnoise: rnnoise-$(RNNOISE_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-rnnoise
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(MOVE)
 
 RNNOISE_CONF := --disable-examples --disable-doc
diff --git a/contrib/src/salsa/rules.mak b/contrib/src/salsa/rules.mak
index 070af8aeff..36850807e2 100644
--- a/contrib/src/salsa/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/salsa/rules.mak
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/salsa-lib-$(SALSA_TAG).tar.xz:
 
 salsa-lib: salsa-lib-$(SALSA_TAG).tar.xz .sum-salsa
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/salsa/salsa-cast-fix.patch
 	$(MOVE)
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/schroedinger/rules.mak b/contrib/src/schroedinger/rules.mak
index 07e0067da8..a8a795b56e 100644
--- a/contrib/src/schroedinger/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/schroedinger/rules.mak
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/schroedinger-$(SCHROEDINGER_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 schroedinger: schroedinger-$(SCHROEDINGER_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-schroedinger
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/schroedinger/schroedinger-notests.patch
 	# disable orc compilation, the old compiler matches what was used to precompile
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/schroedinger/schroedinger-disable-orcc.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/shout/rules.mak b/contrib/src/shout/rules.mak
index ca0949aacc..d351ceffd4 100644
--- a/contrib/src/shout/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/shout/rules.mak
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libshout-$(SHOUT_VERSION).tar.gz:
 # TODO: fix socket stuff on POSIX and Linux
 libshout: libshout-$(SHOUT_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-shout
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/shout/fix-xiph_openssl.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/shout/shout-strings.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/shout/shout-timeval.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/smb2/rules.mak b/contrib/src/smb2/rules.mak
index eb130f08a4..007091eb59 100644
--- a/contrib/src/smb2/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/smb2/rules.mak
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libsmb2-$(SMB2_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 smb2: libsmb2-$(SMB2_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-smb2
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(MOVE)
 
 SMB2_CONF := --disable-examples --disable-werror --without-libkrb5
diff --git a/contrib/src/tiger/rules.mak b/contrib/src/tiger/rules.mak
index 13710a0851..3168f4bf15 100644
--- a/contrib/src/tiger/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/tiger/rules.mak
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/libtiger-$(TIGER_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 libtiger: libtiger-$(TIGER_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-tiger
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,misc/autotools)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/tiger/autotools.patch
 	$(call pkg_static,"misc/pkgconfig/tiger.pc.in")
 	$(MOVE)
diff --git a/contrib/src/tremor/rules.mak b/contrib/src/tremor/rules.mak
index e34183b53e..02aa1112a0 100644
--- a/contrib/src/tremor/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/tremor/rules.mak
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/tremor-git.tar.xz:
 tremor: tremor-git.tar.xz .sum-tremor
 	# Stuff that does not depend on libogg
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/tremor/tremor.patch
 	$(MOVE)
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/vncclient/rules.mak b/contrib/src/vncclient/rules.mak
index 6b45cb6bb1..ed0377fda8 100644
--- a/contrib/src/vncclient/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/vncclient/rules.mak
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/LibVNCServer-$(VNCCLIENT_VERSION).tar.gz:
 
 vncclient: LibVNCServer-$(VNCCLIENT_VERSION).tar.gz .sum-vncclient
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	mv libvncserver-LibVNCServer-$(VNCCLIENT_VERSION)  LibVNCServer-$(VNCCLIENT_VERSION)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/vncclient/libvncclient-libjpeg-win32.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/vncclient/rfbproto.patch
diff --git a/contrib/src/zvbi/rules.mak b/contrib/src/zvbi/rules.mak
index 793634f882..3e0f65f86b 100644
--- a/contrib/src/zvbi/rules.mak
+++ b/contrib/src/zvbi/rules.mak
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $(TARBALLS)/zvbi-$(ZVBI_VERSION).tar.bz2:
 
 zvbi: zvbi-$(ZVBI_VERSION).tar.bz2 .sum-zvbi
 	$(UNPACK)
+	# $(call update_autoconfig,.)
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/zvbi/zvbi-ssize_max.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/zvbi/zvbi-ioctl.patch
 	$(APPLY) $(SRC)/zvbi/zvbi-fix-static-linking.patch