diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3064a36..450cc20 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_INIT([stenc], [1.0.7])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.cpp])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([sys/types.h])