diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8c56ab5c25..75e74ac34a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 save_PACKAGE=$PACKAGE
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2 no-define 1.8 subdir-objects])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2 no-define 1.8])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 PACKAGE=$save_PACKAGE