diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index feab0df3a..12eb843f3 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ do
 	autoheader
       fi
       echo "Running automake --gnu $am_opt ..."
-      automake --add-missing --gnu $am_opt
+      automake --add-missing --copy --gnu $am_opt
       echo "Running autoconf ..."
       autoconf
     )