diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index bbc8e627ae..81218a40ae 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -137,11 +137,8 @@ if test -z "$*"; then
         echo "to pass any to it, please specify them on the $0 command line."
 fi
 
-echo "+ creating acinclude.m4"
-cat m4/*.m4 > acinclude.m4
-
 echo "+ running aclocal ..."
-aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || {
+aclocal -I m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || {
 	echo
 	echo "aclocal failed - check that all needed development files are present on system"
 	exit 1