diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 351efcd..7123b25 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $(__Libxcb-errors): libxcb-errors
 	@echo "Building and installing library libxcb-errors..."
 	cd libxcb-errors && { \
 		git submodule update --init ; \
-		/bin/sh autogen.sh ; \
+		/bin/sh autogen.sh || /bin/sh autogen.sh ; \
 		/bin/sh configure --prefix=/usr ; }
 	make -C libxcb-errors && sudo make -C libxcb-errors install