diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 1a1b36c0f1a..a1a7b8817f7 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 AUTOCONF=$(which autoconf)
 AUTOMAKE=$(which automake)
 LIBTOOL=$(which libtool)
+AUTORECONF=$(which autoreconf)
 
 if test -z $AUTOCONF; then
     echo "autoconf is missing: please install it and try again"