diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d6298f27a..bc81f821c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dnl Init autoconf and automake
 AC_INIT([cherokee], [cherokee_version], [http://bugs.cherokee-project.com/], [cherokee])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([cherokee/server.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 
 dnl Define version
 AC_DEFINE(PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION, "cherokee_major_version", [Version string])