2 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 26ad27e5..214103d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ configure
 cscope.out
 depcomp
 libtool
-m4/*.m4
 Makefile
 Documentation/Makefile
 missing
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index a5f9af24..80442c5b 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ echo "   automake:   $(automake --version | head -1)"
 chmod +x version.sh
 rm -rf autom4te.cache
 
-aclocal $AL_OPTS &&
-autoconf $AC_OPTS &&
-autoheader $AH_OPTS ||
+aclocal -I m4 $AL_OPTS &&
+autoconf -I m4 $AC_OPTS &&
+autoheader -I m4 $AH_OPTS ||
 exit 1
 
 # it's better to use helper files from automake installation than