--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 
 #AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_INIT([HP Linux Imaging and Printing], [3.19.12], [3.19.12], [hplip])
-#AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 foreign])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
 
 # Checks for programs.
