diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 9aafcc076..6deaf8c87 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-autoreconf -v --install --force || exit 1
+autoreconf --install --symlink --force