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diff --git a/build-aux/bootstrap b/build-aux/bootstrap
index bd2385619..365a3d92e 100755
--- a/build-aux/bootstrap
+++ b/build-aux/bootstrap
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
+# Print a version string.
+scriptversion=2010-02-24.17; # UTC
 
 # Bootstrap this package from checked-out sources.
 
@@ -431,12 +433,28 @@ case ${GNULIB_SRCDIR--} in
   GNULIB_SRCDIR=$gnulib_path
   ;;
 *)
-  # Use GNULIB_SRCDIR as a reference.  Assumes git 1.6.4 or newer.
+  # Use GNULIB_SRCDIR as a reference.
   if test -d "$GNULIB_SRCDIR"/.git && \
         git_modules_config submodule.gnulib.url >/dev/null; then
     echo "$0: getting gnulib files..."
-    git submodule update --init --reference "$GNULIB_SRCDIR" \
+    if git submodule --help|grep reference > /dev/null; then
+      # Prefer the one-liner available in git 1.6.4 or newer.
+      git submodule update --init --reference "$GNULIB_SRCDIR" \
         "$gnulib_path" || exit $?
+    else
+      # This fallback allows at least git 1.5.5.
+      if test -f "$gnulib_path"/gnulib-tool; then
+        # Since file already exists, assume submodule init already complete.
+        git submodule update || exit $?
+      else
+        # Older git can't clone into an empty directory.
+        rmdir "$gnulib_path" 2>/dev/null
+        git clone --reference "$GNULIB_SRCDIR" \
+          "$(git_modules_config submodule.gnulib.url)" "$gnulib_path" \
+          && git submodule init && git submodule update \
+          || exit $?
+      fi
+    fi
     GNULIB_SRCDIR=$gnulib_path
   fi
   ;;
@@ -825,3 +843,11 @@ fi
 bootstrap_epilogue
 
 echo "$0: done.  Now you can run './configure'."
+
+# Local variables:
+# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
+# time-stamp-start: "scriptversion="
+# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d.%02H"
+# time-stamp-time-zone: "UTC"
+# time-stamp-end: "; # UTC"
+# End: