diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 6f856fb93..9fd4a8d7f 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-(cd $(dirname $0);
+(cd `dirname $0`;
     touch ChangeLog NEWS &&
     autoreconf --install --symlink &&
     autoreconf &&