diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index e622af6..4cf1d87 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ autoreconf -v --install || exit 1
 cd "$ORIGDIR" || exit $?
 
 git config --local --get format.subjectPrefix >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
-    git config --local format.subjectPrefix "PATCH x11proto"
+    git config --local format.subjectPrefix "PATCH xorgproto"
 
 if test -z "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
     exec "$srcdir"/configure "$@"