diff --git a/cf/Makefile.am.common b/cf/Makefile.am.common
index f92c1db50..96459a6f9 100644
--- a/cf/Makefile.am.common
+++ b/cf/Makefile.am.common
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # $Id$
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign no-dependencies 1.4b
 
 SUFFIXES = .et .h