diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6b52273..0efbf2f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
+
 sbin_PROGRAMS = radsecproxy
 bin_PROGRAMS  = catgconf