diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 79ece34..f4cdee4 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
 ORIGDIR=`pwd`
 cd "$srcdir"
 
-autoreconf -v --install || exit 1
+autoreconf -v --install || exit $?
 cd "$ORIGDIR" || exit $?
 
 if test -z "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
-    "$srcdir/configure" "$@"
+    exec "$srcdir/configure" "$@"
 fi