diff --git configure.ac configure.ac
index f9d110e..d013c83 100644
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ GNOME_DOC_INIT
 # The extra brackets are to foil regex-based scans.
 m4_ifdef([_A][M_PROG_TAR],[_A][M_SET_OPTION([tar-ustar])])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(AC_PACKAGE_NAME, AC_PACKAGE_VERSION) 
-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnu])
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(VERSION_COMMENT, "", [Define if you want a comment appended to the version number])
 
 dnl Put the ACLOCAL flags in the Makefile