diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1ea6ed78..d7407e90 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I .
+
 # create default-config.h
 config.h: default-config.h default-theme.h