diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 49c0b5c..f61fed0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AC_INIT(libuev, 2.3.1, https://github.com/troglobit/libuev/issues)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-xz])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/uev.c)