diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6d90c1c..8fe4218 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = src po help
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 NULL =
 
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 21bc3fa..635ff0f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ m4_define([gt_api_version],[0])
 AC_INIT([MATE Terminal],[gt_version],[http://www.mate-desktop.org],[mate-terminal])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/terminal.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz])