diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index af68e35..d2dc190 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp
 
 libfirmwareblobdir = ${libdir}/ipmid-providers
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 020357b..c50fa18 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 AC_INIT([phosphor-ipmi-flash], [0.1], [https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-ipmi-flash/issues])
 AC_LANG([C++])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign dist-xz])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])