diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e310ee1..697ee87 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
-AC_INIT(aplay/aplay.c)
+AC_INIT([alsa-utils], [1.0.27.2])
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([aplay/aplay.c])
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-utils, 1.0.27.2)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])