diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d36d81df..6a8aa0dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ profanity
 testsuite
 tags
 .deps/
+build-aux/
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
 aclocal.m4
@@ -20,8 +21,5 @@ src/config.h.in
 config.status
 configure
 configure.scan
-depcomp
-install-sh
-missing
 stamp-h1
 *~
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ff56262..ce281604 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.68])
 AC_INIT([profanity], [0.10], [boothj5web@gmail.com])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC