diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 55a27a95..09e5ecdc 100644
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ do
 	##  echo "**Warning**: No such directory \`$k'.  Ignored."
         fi
       done
+      touch ChangeLog
       if grep "^AM_GNU_GETTEXT" configure.in >/dev/null; then
 	if grep "sed.*POTFILES" configure.in >/dev/null; then
 	  : do nothing -- we still have an old unmodified configure.in