diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bc3f1a0..48fa488 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ AC_INIT([libxkbcommon], [0.3.1],
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 
 # Initialize Automake
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-xz no-dist-gzip subdir-objects color-tests parallel-tests])