diff --git a/scripts/ChangeLog b/scripts/ChangeLog
index 64d078906..7912e39d1 100644
--- a/scripts/ChangeLog
+++ b/scripts/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-04-02  Thomas Schwinge  <schwinge@nic-nac-project.de>
+
+	* autogen.sh: Added ACLOCAL_FLAGS.
+
 2003-12-28  Stefan Bellon  <sbellon@sbellon.de>
 
 	* build-riscos, conf-riscos/*: Updated to reflect latest changes.
diff --git a/scripts/autogen.sh b/scripts/autogen.sh
index 3569a321d..3728538e9 100755
--- a/scripts/autogen.sh
+++ b/scripts/autogen.sh
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ if test "$DIE" = "yes"; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "Running aclocal..."
-$ACLOCAL -I m4
+echo "Running aclocal -I m4 ${ACLOCAL_FLAGS:+$ACLOCAL_FLAGS }..."
+$ACLOCAL -I m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
 echo "Running autoheader..."
 $AUTOHEADER
 echo "Running automake --gnu ..."