1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 76fde9e18d2..70f9cbd245c 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ done
 
 case $do_autoconf,$do_git in
   false,false)
-    do_autoconf=true;;
+    do_autoconf=true
+    test -e .git && do_git=true;;
 esac
 
 # Generate Autoconf-related files, if requested.