diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 136e204..f5a6a08 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AC_INIT(
 	[0.1],
 	[luke_libbase58@dashjr.org],
 	[libbase58])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([.])
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.12 -Wall dist-xz foreign])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])