diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 5e6dff91..4d7d5ba7 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ echo "This may take a while ..."
 
 aclocal
 autoheader
-automake --gnits --include-deps --add-missing --copy 
+automake --include-deps --add-missing --copy 
 autoconf
 
 echo "Now you are ready to run ./configure."