diff --git a/guile-readline/autogen.sh b/guile-readline/autogen.sh
index b02dcf203..587c072e2 100755
--- a/guile-readline/autogen.sh
+++ b/guile-readline/autogen.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
   exit 1
 }
 
-(cd .. && ./guile-aclocal.sh)
-
+aclocal
 libtoolize --copy --automake
 autoconf
 automake --add-missing