diff --git a/mingw-w64-gdal/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-gdal/PKGBUILD
index 5a5ca1729f..72bfaa5472 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-gdal/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-gdal/PKGBUILD
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ prepare() {
   # bug: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/gdal-dev-jpeg2000-jasper-error-compiling-gdal-2-1-from-git-release-branch-td5299100.html
   sed -i -e 's@uchar@unsigned char@' frmts/jpeg2000/jpeg2000_vsil_io.cpp
 
+  touch config.rpath
   ./autogen.sh
 }