diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b77a968edc..d8e116c84c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -599,6 +599,11 @@ speex-reconf:
 	cd libs/speex && ./config.status --recheck
 	cd libs/speex && ./config.status
 
+sndfile-reconf:
+	cd libs/libsndfile && autoreconf
+	cd libs/libsndfile && ./config.status --recheck
+	cd libs/libsndfile && ./config.status
+
 tiff-reconf:
 	cd libs/tiff-3.8.2 && autoreconf -fi
 	cd libs/tiff-3.8.2 && sh ./configure.gnu