diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 73511fb..b0ffdc3 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ set -x
 $libtoolize --copy --force --automake
 aclocal -I config
 autoheader
-automake --foreign --add-missing --copy
+automake --add-missing --copy
 autoconf
 rm -rf config.cache
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c47c5f7..c00aabc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
 
 # Initialize the automake system
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/iperf_config.h)