diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index ffe4521ec..4dad4ef1d 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ if ! which gnome-autogen.sh ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.9 USE_GNOME2_MACROS=1 . gnome-autogen.sh
+REQUIRED_AUTOMAKE_VERSION=1.7 . gnome-autogen.sh