diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1b8fe98..d362713 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *~
+m4
 .deps
 GTAGS
 GPATH
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e818c9f..dab5bbe 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign subdir-objects])
 LT_INIT([pic-only])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/syslogd.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile