diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index c3f7d6e99..60e71fd71 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -82,5 +82,4 @@ $gnulib_tool			\
   --import $modules
 
 # Disable autopoint and libtoolize, since they were already done above.
-AUTOPOINT=true LIBTOOLIZE=true \
-    autoreconf --verbose --install --no-recursive
+AUTOPOINT=true LIBTOOLIZE=true autoreconf --verbose --install