diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 6ec909dce..5d77d3264 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 LIBTOOLIZE=libtoolize
-if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ] ; then
+if ! libtoolize --help >/dev/null 2>&1 && glibtoolize --help >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
   LIBTOOLIZE=glibtoolize
 fi
+export LIBTOOLIZE
 
 autoreconf -fiv -I config -I m4