diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index d72de4b5b..854a961a5 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ touch README
 touch ABOUT-NLS
 
 echo "Running autopoint..." ; autopoint -f || :
-echo "Running aclocal..." ; aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS -I m4 || exit 1
+echo "Running aclocal..." ; aclocal -I m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || exit 1
 echo "Running autoconf..." ; autoconf || exit 1
 echo "Running autoheader..." ; autoheader || exit 1
 echo "Running libtoolize..." ; (libtoolize --copy --automake || glibtoolize --automake) || exit 1