diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c635a0504b..2e766a6a5d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ AC_INIT([systemd],
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/core/main.c])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
+
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/usr])