diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8725eb3..9b1c58d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ AC_INIT([virglrenderer], [0.0.1],
     [])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([build-aux])
+
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2])
 
 # Support silent build rules, requires at least automake-1.11. Disable