diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 29f6a8b108..4708d28700 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,48 +1,48 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 #	License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
 #	Copyright 2001 horms <horms@vergenet.net>
 #		(heavily mangled by alanr)
 #
 #	bootstrap: set up the project and get it ready to make
 #
 #	Basically, we run autoconf, automake and libtool in the
 #	right way to get things set up for this environment.
 #
 #	We also look and see if those tools are installed, and
 #	tell you where to get them if they're not.
 #
 #	Our goal is to not require dragging along anything
 #	more than we need.  If this doesn't work on your system,
 #	(i.e., your /bin/sh is broken) send us a patch.
 #
 #	This code loosely based on the corresponding named script in
 #	enlightenment, and also on the sort-of-standard autoconf
 #	bootstrap script.
 
 # Run this to generate all the initial makefiles, etc.
 
 # Unset GREP_OPTIONS as any coloring can mess up the AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR matching patterns
-GREP_OPTIONS= autoreconf -visf
+GREP_OPTIONS= autoreconf -visf || exit $?
 
 if [ -f config.log ]; then
     echo Now re-running ./configure with the previous arguments
     last=`grep --color=never "$.*configure" config.log | tail -n 1 | sed s:.*configure:./configure: | sed s:--no-create::`
     echo "  $last"
     eval $last
 
 elif [ "x$1" = xinit -a -e `which rpm 2>/dev/null` ]; then
     cmd="./__configure.rpm"
     rpm --eval %{configure} | grep -v program-prefix | sed 's/\t/    /' > $cmd
     sh $cmd
     make
 
 else
     echo "Now run configure with any arguments (eg. --prefix) specific to your system"
     if [ -e `which rpm 2>/dev/null` ]; then
 	echo "Suggested invocation:"
 	rpm --eval %{configure} | grep -v program-prefix
     fi
 fi
 
 trap '' 0