1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 2ed58e15aea..ac728ccd521 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ check_version ()
 }
 
 do_autoconf=false
+test $# -eq 0 && do_autoconf=true
 do_git=false
 
-for arg in ${*-autoconf}; do
+for arg; do
     case $arg in
       --help)
         exec echo "$0: usage: $0 [all|autoconf|git]";;