diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index f1591d8e1744cae9b47aa1abbbe4b6befcda2408..53db06f7e3ca43f04043daac3dbf3011b3e851d1 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if test "x$OBJ_DIR" != x; then
     cd "$OBJ_DIR"
 fi
 
-if test -z "$*" && test -f config.status; then
+if test -z "$*" && test -z "$EXTRA_ARGS" && test -f config.status; then
     ./config.status --recheck
 else
     $srcdir/configure $EXTRA_ARGS "$@"