diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 3f97995f5..a1d7e271c 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 set -e
 set -v
 export AUTOMAKE='automake --foreign'
+mkdir -p daemon/m4
 aclocal
 libtoolize
 autoreconf -i