diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 0846992..6f1948c 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ rm -rf autom4te.cache
 rm -f aclocal.m4 ltmain.sh
 
 touch README
+libtoolize -n --install 2>/dev/null && LIBTOOL_FLAGS="--install"
 
 echo "Running aclocal..." ; aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || exit 1
 echo "Running autoheader..." ; autoheader || exit 1
 echo "Running autoconf..." ; autoconf || exit 1
-echo "Running libtoolize..." ; (libtoolize --copy --automake || glibtoolize --automake) || exit 1
+echo "Running libtoolize..." ; (libtoolize --copy --automake $LIBTOOL_FLAGS || glibtoolize --automake) || exit 1
 echo "Running automake..." ; automake --add-missing --copy --gnu || exit 1
 
 if [ -z "$NOCONFIGURE" ]; then