diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index e1d6592..4e41105 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+if [ ! -d config ]; then
+	mkdir config
+fi
+
 autoreconf -i --warnings=all -B m4 -v
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7604343..0c25fcf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE( [$PACKAGE_NAME], [$PACKAGE_VERSION] )
 dnl gettext & libtool
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.14.5])
 
 dnl various requisites
 GTKMM_VERSION=2.8.0