diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6ca09f8..aae3e66 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ AC_INIT(aplay/aplay.c)
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(alsa-utils, 1.0.27)
 
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
+
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.15])