diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 23b4fb024..1f4c7ae11 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl May need to run automake && aclocal first
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_INIT(gramps, 2.90.0, [gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(configure.in)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(1.6.3)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6.3 foreign])
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 GNOME_DOC_INIT