diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index fd0be89cef47d1048a71342401986e5cb4fd2190..f082b772730183ee8c3187045783233ca2002797 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+mkdir -p config
 autoreconf --force --install -I config -I m4
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d36435a1765403cf819db3342f9aed4979527307..53d60b4630031d635e3db9c43ee7a705a985cedb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT(nomad, 3.6.1, miroslav.shaltev@shaltev.de)
-AC_PREREQ([2.69])
+AC_PREREQ([2.67])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
 # Checks for programs.