diff --git a/pyparted.spec b/pyparted.spec
index f97c38d..01ddf53 100644
--- a/pyparted.spec
+++ b/pyparted.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ partition tables.
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -g2"
+if [ ! -x configure ]; then
+	./autogen.sh --with-python-version=2.4
+fi
 %configure --with-python-version=2.4
 make