diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index d5d5885..14df405 100644
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ if grep "^A[CM]_CONFIG_HEADER" configure.in >/dev/null; then
 fi
 
 echo "Running automake  ..."
-automake --add-missing 
+automake --add-missing  --copy
 echo "Running autoconf ..."
 autoconf