diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9a09143b..9bc67c9d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 ${ACLOCAL_FLAGS}
+
 NULL = 
 BUILT_SOURCES =
 CLEANFILES =
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index c187584a..0b51c5c2 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+mkdir -p m4
+
 exec autoreconf -vfi