diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index c127371d7..62eab3a6c 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ esac
 
 # verify that libtool-ltdl-devel is installed
 echo "Running libtoolize dry-run..."
-if ! $LIBTOOLIZE --quiet --copy --force ; then
+if ! $LIBTOOLIZE --copy --force ; then
   echo ""
   echo "**Error**: $LIBTOOLIZE cannot detect necessary files."
   echo ""