1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 0b032561f..0d6a7cc13 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ then
   cvs co common 
 fi
 
+# ensure that we have the dirs we put ext libs in to appease automake
+mkdir -p gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg
+
 # source helper functions
 if test ! -e common/gst-autogen.sh;
 then