diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 861908a4b5..daa4ce0637 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ check_for_app aclocal${MY_AM_VER}
 
 echo "Generating the configure script ..."
 
-aclocal${MY_AM_VER} -Iautoconf
+aclocal${MY_AM_VER} -I autoconf
 autoconf${MY_AC_VER}
 autoheader${MY_AC_VER}
 automake${MY_AM_VER} --add-missing --copy 2>/dev/null