diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7d76ff750..eed108cd2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AM_PROG_INSTALL
 dnl AC_KRB_PROG_YACC
 AC_PROG_YACC
 AC_PROG_LEX
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ if test "$withval" = no; then
 fi
 ])
 
+missing_dir=`cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`
+AM_MISSING_PROG(ACLOCAL, aclocal, $missing_dir)
+AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOCONF, autoconf, $missing_dir)
+AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOMAKE, automake, $missing_dir)
+AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOHEADER, autoheader, $missing_dir)
+AM_MISSING_PROG(MAKEINFO, makeinfo, $missing_dir)
+
 dnl test
 
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN