diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 784ae76c..cfe40717 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ aclocal --force
 autoheader -f
 autoconf -f
 automake -a -c --gnu --foreign
-cp -f $(dirname $(which automake))/../share/automake-1.9/mkinstalldirs ./
+cp -f $(dirname $(which automake))/../share/automake-*/mkinstalldirs ./
 cp -f $(dirname $(which automake))/../share/gettext/config.rpath ./