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