diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 36b81a2..fd157ff 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pkgconfigdir=$(LIBBURNIA_PKGCONFDIR)
 libincludedir=$(includedir)/libisofs
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libisofs/libisofs.la
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ./
 
 ## ========================================================================= ##
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2be314f..25dc871 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 LIBBURNIA_SET_FLAGS
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([./])
 
 dnl
 dnl if MAJOR or MINOR version changes, be sure to change AC_INIT above to match