diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index fc34bd5..fd9c59a 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ autoreconf -v --install || exit 1
 cd $ORIGDIR || exit $?
 
 if test -z "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
-    $srcdir/configure "$@"
+    exec $srcdir/configure "$@"
 fi