diff --git a/gettext.spec b/gettext.spec
index 6dd1deb..729e0fe 100644
--- a/gettext.spec
+++ b/gettext.spec
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 [ -f  /usr/share/automake/depcomp ] && cp -f /usr/share/automake/{depcomp,ylwrap} . || :
 
 # Rerun autotools for new version
-( cd . && aclocal --force && automake && autoconf )
-( cd autoconf-lib-link && aclocal --force && automake && autoconf )
-( cd gettext-tools && aclocal --force && automake && autoconf )
-( cd gettext-runtime && aclocal --force && automake && autoconf )
-
+for i in . autoconf-lib-link gettext-tools gettext-runtime; do 
+    pushd $i
+    aclocal --force
+    automake
+    autoconf
+    popd
+done
 
 %configure --without-included-gettext --enable-nls \
 	--enable-shared --with-pic-=yes