diff --git a/legacy/elementary/Makefile.am b/legacy/elementary/Makefile.am
index e79fc5a93d..70ac6e1c8c 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/elementary/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 SUBDIRS = src data doc
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in aclocal.m4 config.guess \
                        config.h.in config.sub configure install-sh \
 		       ltconfig ltmain.sh missing mkinstalldirs \