diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index d11badcb..588e63dd 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh -xu
 
 autoreconf -i
-(cd build-aux && patch -Np0 -i ltmain-asneeded.patch)
+(cd build-aux && (patch -Np0 -i ltmain-asneeded.patch || true))