diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index baf004d4fdd000607b4f4b21c96d20c7dd02b132..30a6e7b46d884e606c0abebaae2c9e6892cd9941 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ dnl $Id$
 
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT(arcfour.c)
-
+AC_INIT([nettle], [1.6])
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([arcfour.c])
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-gzip])
+AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(nettle, 1.6)
-
-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
-
 # Command line options
 AC_ARG_WITH(include-path,
   AC_HELP_STRING([--with-include-path], [A colon-separated list of directories to search for include files]),,