--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 SUBDIRS = include m4 src build objs
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	COPYING.FDL \
 	COPYING.GPL \