diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index da8d000940fa68a0c14cb3afdcf25bef3024d856..7ed39708c90ec464ba5638767265886426e896b3 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ set -e
        echo "*** $0 ARGS..."                                     ;
        echo ""                                                   ) >&2;
   fi;
-  aclocal --install || exit $?;
-  gtkdocize         || exit $?;
-  autoreconf -ivf   || exit $?; );
+  aclocal -I m4 --install || exit $?;
+  gtkdocize               || exit $?;
+  autoreconf -ivf         || exit $?; );
 
 if [ "$NOCONFIGURE" = "" ];
 then