diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 3f14a99..aafee3e 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 die_check $DIE
 
 autoconf_2.52d_check || DIE=1
+aclocal_check || DIE=1
 
 die_check $DIE
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
 toplevel_check $srcfile
 
 if test -e acinclude.m4; then rm acinclude.m4; fi
-tool_run "aclocal" "-I common/m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
+tool_run "$aclocal" "-I common/m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 
 # FIXME : why does libtoolize keep complaining about aclocal ?
 
diff --git a/common b/common
index d521cb2..745e216 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d521cb2ed89f4d9f402dcd8d519caa3ad6783abd
+Subproject commit 745e216da016ee67bb498de56969c266ffa29d8c