diff --git a/kuser/Makefile.am b/kuser/Makefile.am
index a9f7f9a94..42f6cbb49 100644
--- a/kuser/Makefile.am
+++ b/kuser/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id$
 
-AUTOHEADER_FLAGS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies foreign
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include