diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 70c5340a1d..820a017fbb 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ tool_run "$libtoolize" "--copy --force"
 tool_run "$aclocal" "-I m4 -I common/m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 tool_run "$autoheader"
 
-# touch the stamp-h.in build stamp so we don't re-run autoheader in maintainer mode -- wingo
+# touch the stamp-h.in build stamp so we don't re-run autoheader in maintainer mode
 echo timestamp > stamp-h.in 2> /dev/null
 
 tool_run "$autoconf"