diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e9f8f22..e4a1bac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/mfoc.c])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip)
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])