diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 5b6bf93fc2..b08d04f5b6 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ fi
 tool_run "$autopoint --force"
 patch -p0 < common/gettext.patch
 
-tool_run "$aclocal" "-I m4 -I common/m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 tool_run "$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