diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 5ddf9a2..f34b9b6 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # create aclocal.m4 file with content of given directory without 'aclocal' tool
-function aclocal_emulate() {
+aclocal_emulate() {
 	dir="$1"
 	filename="aclocal.m4"