diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 644844ea0..22b504482 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ AC_INIT([Heimdal],[0.8pre],[heimdal-bugs@pdc.kth.se])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([kuser/kinit.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(include/config.h)
 
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign no-dependencies 1.8])
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_CPP
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign no-dependencies 1.8])
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr/heimdal)
 
 test "$sysconfdir" = '${prefix}/etc' && sysconfdir='/etc'