diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 29f4384a..a1a62d21 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ do
 	echo "Running autoheader..."
 	autoheader
       fi
-      echo "Running automake --gnu $am_opt ..."
+      echo "Running automake --add-missing --gnu $am_opt ..."
       automake --add-missing --gnu $am_opt
       echo "Running autoconf ..."
       autoconf