diff --git a/guile-readline/autogen.sh b/guile-readline/autogen.sh
index b3585c142..b02dcf203 100755
--- a/guile-readline/autogen.sh
+++ b/guile-readline/autogen.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   exit 1
 }
 
-../guile-aclocal.sh
+(cd .. && ./guile-aclocal.sh)
 
 libtoolize --copy --automake
 autoconf