diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 2f48d79b4a..8be840c55e 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ case $CC in
 esac
 
 aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
-automake $am_opt
-autoconf
+
 # optionally feature autoheader
 (autoheader --version)  < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 && autoheader
 
+automake $am_opt
+autoconf
+
 ./configure "$@"
 
 echo