--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 AC_INIT([HP Linux Imaging and Printing], [3.22.6], [3.22.6], [hplip])
 
 #AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 foreign])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
 
 # Checks for programs.