diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 9ef8c0b3f..99017bfd4 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 # Only there to make jhbuild happy
 
-set -e
-
 if [ -z $MESON ]; then
 	MESON=`which meson`
 fi