diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 68f8996a3e..44a1922cb0 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 PWD=
 case "$0" in
-*/*) srcdir="${0%/*}/";;
+*/*) srcdir=`dirname $0`;;
 *) srcdir="";;
 esac