diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3079d9b492..25bc6786dc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AH_BOTTOM([
 ])
 
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6 dist-xz -Wall color-tests subdir-objects])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.6 dist-xz no-dist-gzip -Wall color-tests subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 
 # Due to a bug in automake 1.14 we need to use this after AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE