diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 9b3aff66c..ac7fed65b 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-autoreconf --symlink --install
+autoreconf --symlink --install -Wno-portability
 
 if [ -z "$NOCONFIGURE" ]; then
 	./configure -C "$@"