diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9628aa70b..a886327ae 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-09-17  Robert Larice
+ * autogen.sh :
+    run aclocal first, then libtoolize
+
 2010-09-17  Robert Larice
  * Makefile.am ,
  * src/include/Makefile.am ,
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 1d99d6e32..dae25bea6 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ check_awk
 
 fi
 
-echo "Running libtoolize"
-libtoolize --copy --force
-if [ $? -ne 0 ];then  echo "libtoolize failed"; end_on_error ; fi
-
 echo "Running aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then  echo "aclocal failed"; end_on_error ; fi
 
+echo "Running libtoolize"
+libtoolize --copy --force
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then  echo "libtoolize failed"; end_on_error ; fi
+
 # optional feature: autoheader
 (autoheader --version)  < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then