diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 0c909c5..f1ceb4d 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+mkdir -p m4
 AUTOPOINT='intltoolize --automake --copy' autoreconf -fiv -Wall || exit
 ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"