diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index a3ab241..491727c 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 git submodule update --init --recursive
-mkdir -p m4
 autoreconf -i
diff --git a/m4/.keep b/m4/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29