diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index b7397d458..60fd3f0a2 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 touch README
 touch ABOUT-NLS
 
+echo "Running autopoint..." ; autopoint -f || :
 echo "Running aclocal..." ; aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS -I m4 || exit 1
 echo "Running autoheader..." ; autoheader || exit 1
 echo "Running autoconf..." ; autoconf || exit 1