diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3e48ee..fb123e4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([libstrophe], [0.8-snapshot], [jack@metajack.im])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_RANLIB