diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3131bcd1..2b0615d0f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ AH_BOTTOM([
 #endif /* EFL_CONFIG_H__ */
 ])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-bzip2 subdir-objects -Wno-portability])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-bzip2 -Wno-portability])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
diff --git a/src/modules/Makefile.am b/src/modules/Makefile.am
index d0d8eab51..e45e0496e 100644
--- a/src/modules/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/modules/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 
 SUBDIRS =
 CLEANFILES =