diff --git a/cook.sh b/cook.sh
index 90f6d02e5..8e06e71be 100755
--- a/cook.sh
+++ b/cook.sh
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function op {
             fi
 
             rm -rf build
-            cp -r source build
+            cp -rp source build
 
             for patch in *.patch
             do
diff --git a/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh b/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh
index 6795cc2a3..258c3020e 100644
--- a/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/gnu-grep/recipe.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ function recipe_update {
 }
 
 function recipe_build {
-    autoreconf
     ./configure --host=${HOST} --prefix=/
     make
     skip=1
diff --git a/recipes/sed/recipe.sh b/recipes/sed/recipe.sh
index ca77b9102..dac91eb1e 100644
--- a/recipes/sed/recipe.sh
+++ b/recipes/sed/recipe.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ function recipe_update {
 }
 
 function recipe_build {
-    autoreconf
     ./configure --host=${HOST} --prefix=/
     make
     skip=1