diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 329c45b..7dfab98 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 # autoreconf runs all the autotool configuration tools in the right order
 # and will avoid regenerating files. 
 # 
-autoreconf --install # install missing files
+autoreconf --install --make # install missing files
 # automake --add-missing --copy >/dev/null 2>&1 # add install-sh