diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index e5537e5..1d31465 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ FILE=fontconfig/fontconfig.h
 LIBTOOLIZE=${LIBTOOLIZE-libtoolize}
 AUTOPOINT=${AUTOPOINT-autopoint}
 AUTORECONF=${AUTORECONF-autoreconf}
-AUTORECONF_FLAGS="-i"
+AUTORECONF_FLAGS=${AUTORECONF_FLAGS-"-i"}
 GPERF=${GPERF-gperf}
 GETTEXTIZE=${GETTEXTIZE-gettextize}
 GETTEXTIZE_FLAGS="--force --no-changelog"