diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index e12f0260c..1ceefea26 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ run "rm -f ABOUT-NLS"
 run "rm -rf intl"
 
 # execute autoreconf cmds
-run "autoreconf -fvi"
+run "autoreconf -vi"
 
 # ending
 rm -f $AUTOGEN_LOG