diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index b84424c..c71efb9 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET()
 dnl ***************************
 dnl *** Initialize automake ***
 dnl ***************************
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 dist-bzip2 tar-ustar])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 dist-bzip2 tar-ustar no-dist-gzip])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE()