diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 0192dfba604..9ef9570a908 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ if [ "$LT_ERROR" = "1" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo Configuring build environment for QGIS
-aclocal-1.8  \
+aclocal \
   && $LIBTOOLIZE --force --copy \
   && autoheader --force -W all \
-  && automake-1.8 --add-missing --foreign --copy \
+  && automake --add-missing --foreign --copy \
   && autoconf --force \
   && echo Now running configure to configure QGIS \
   && ./configure $@