diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 57cb49d95..525a6d5e0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-11-08  Robert Millan  <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com>
+
+	* autogen.sh: Use `sh gendistlist.sh' to avoid reliing on
+	executable bit.
+
 2009-11-08  Robert Millan  <rmh.grub@aybabtu.com>
 
 	* kern/i386/multiboot_mmap.c (grub_machine_mmap_init): Improve error
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 4fb6bf7db..6751c8adc 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ for rmk in conf/*.rmk ${GRUB_CONTRIB}/*/conf/*.rmk; do
     ruby genmk.rb < $rmk > `echo $rmk | sed 's/\.rmk$/.mk/'`
   fi
 done
-./gendistlist.sh > DISTLIST
+sh gendistlist.sh > DISTLIST
 
 exit 0