diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index b716527..12f270f 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+builddir=${PWD}
+
 test -n "$srcdir" || srcdir=`dirname "$0"`
 test -n "$srcdir" || srcdir=.
 
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ automake --add-missing 2> /dev/null | true
 
 autopoint
 
+cd "${builddir}"
+
 test -n "$NOCONFIGURE" || "$srcdir/configure" $@
 
 
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