diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5f543c4c..1bb94df6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
 
 AC_PROG_CC
 LT_INIT
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ AS_CASE([$target_os],
     [cygwin], [PLATFORM="cygwin"],
     [PLATFORM="nix"])
 
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign subdir-objects])
+
 PACKAGE_STATUS="development"
 
 ## Get git branch and revision if in development