diff --git a/src/bin/e_fm/Makefile.am b/src/bin/e_fm/Makefile.am
index 083839c73..2a9a9ce6c 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_fm/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/e_fm/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \
 -I$(top_builddir) \