diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c86efa..d906169 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Makefile.in
 /config.status
 /config.sub
 /configure
+/compile
 /depcomp
 /doc/evas.dox
 /evas.spec
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ba7a5c3..df01f99 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_INIT([exactness], [0.1.0], [enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AC_PREREQ([2.52])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([configure.ac])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ AC_C_CONST
 
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 
+EFL_ENABLE_BETA_API_SUPPORT
+
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
diff --git a/m4/efl_beta.m4 b/m4/efl_beta.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c804729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/m4/efl_beta.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dnl use: EFL_ENABLE_BETA_API_SUPPORT
+AC_DEFUN([EFL_ENABLE_BETA_API_SUPPORT],
+[
+  AC_DEFINE([EFL_BETA_API_SUPPORT], [1], [Enable access to unstable EFL API that are still in beta])
+])
diff --git a/src/bin/run_test.h b/src/bin/run_test.h
index ea8e4bc..afcf6d5 100644
--- a/src/bin/run_test.h
+++ b/src/bin/run_test.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef RUN_TEST_H
 #define RUN_TEST_H
 
-#define EFL_BETA_API_SUPPORT
 #include <Emile.h>
 
 #include "list_file.h"