diff --git a/daemon/autogen.sh b/daemon/autogen.sh
index 1f296b7bc3ef71192961c83c602cab088ab125a5..2d5317a0c1c8100f15ea046978f054ef8e90a59a 100755
--- a/daemon/autogen.sh
+++ b/daemon/autogen.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+AUTORECONF=`which autoreconf`
+if test -z $AUTORECONF; then
+        echo "*** No autoreconf found, please install it ***"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+LIBTOOLIZE=`which libtoolize`
+if test -z $LIBTOOLIZE; then
+        echo "*** No libtool found, please install it ***"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
 # Workaround for http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565663
 mkdir -p m4