diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 909caee3..1795a96a 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fi
 echo "Creating help files..."
 perl syntax.pl
 
-$srcdir/update-changelog.sh
+$srcdir/update-changelog.sh $srcdir
 test -f $srcdir/ChangeLog || exit 1
 
 files=`echo docs/help/in/*.in|sed -e 's,docs/help/in/Makefile.in ,,' -e 's,docs/help/in/,!,g' -e 's/\.in /.in ?/g'`