diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpl/package.py
index d992cea1269..882a25024b1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpl/package.py
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ class Hpl(AutotoolsPackage):
     arch = "{0}-{1}".format(platform.system(), platform.processor())
     build_targets = ["arch={0}".format(arch)]
 
+    with when("@=2.3"):
+        depends_on("autoconf-archive", type="build")  # AX_PROG_CC_MPI
+        depends_on("autoconf", type="build")
+        depends_on("automake", type="build")
+        depends_on("m4", type="build")
+        depends_on("libtool", type="build")
+
+    @property
+    def force_autoreconf(self):
+        return self.version == Version("2.3")
+
+    @run_before("autoreconf", when="@=2.3")
+    def add_timer_to_libhpl(self):
+        # Add HPL_timer_walltime to libhpl.a
+        filter_file(
+            r"(pgesv/HPL_perm.c)$", r"\1 ../testing/timer/HPL_timer_walltime.c", "src/Makefile.am"
+        )
+
     @when("@:2.2")
     def autoreconf(self, spec, prefix):
         # Prevent sanity check from killing the build
@@ -104,7 +122,7 @@ def configure(self, spec, prefix):
     def configure_args(self):
         filter_file(r"^libs10=.*", "libs10=%s" % self.spec["blas"].libs.ld_flags, "configure")
 
-        cflags, ldflags = ["-O3"], []
+        cflags, ldflags = ["-O3", "-DHPL_PROGRESS_REPORT", "-DHPL_DETAILED_TIMING"], []
         if self.spec.satisfies("+openmp"):
             cflags.append(self.compiler.openmp_flag)