diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 535aef9c97cb8984cc8b6734f5bac49bbaded15b..45852719c706492cfce9ccd200c8122b35ad0f5b 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 mv INSTALL INSTALL.autogen.bak
 # ChangeLog is required for automake
-git log > ChangeLog
+[ ! -f ChangeLog ] && touch ChangeLog
 autoreconf -f -i
 mv INSTALL.autogen.bak INSTALL