diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f861bd7bd5..1be851e79a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 
     AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-    AC_INIT([suricata], [2.0dev])
+    AC_INIT(suricata, 2.0dev)
     AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/suricata.c])
+    AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(m4)
     AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 
     AC_LANG_C