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diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index d2db5ba25..ce3d8e744 100644
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,19 @@ set -e
gtkdocize
-autoreconf -i
+if test -n "$AUTOMAKE"; then
+ : # don't override an explicit user request
+elif automake-1.8 --version &>/dev/null && \
+ aclocal-1.8 --version &>/dev/null; then
+ # If we have automake-1.8, use it. This helps to ensure that our build
+ # system doesn't accidentally grow automake-1.9 dependencies.
+ AUTOMAKE=automake-1.8
+ export AUTOMAKE
+ ACLOCAL=aclocal-1.8
+ export ACLOCAL
+fi
+
+autoreconf -i -f
run_configure=true
for arg in $*; do