diff --git a/autogen.rc b/autogen.rc
index 1759ef93..6d6ea93f 100644
--- a/autogen.rc
+++ b/autogen.rc
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # autogen.sh configuration for GPGME                        -*- sh -*-
 
 case "$myhost" in
   w32)
     configure_opts=""
     ;;
 
   amd64)
     configure_opts=""
     ;;
 esac
 
 
-final_info="./configure --enable-maintainer-mode && make"
+final_info="mkdir build && cd build && ../configure --enable-maintainer-mode && make"