diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index e5a30eb..2c297f1 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-test -f entities.h || {
+test -f entities.c || {
 	echo "You must run this script in the top-level libxml directory"
 	exit 1
 }