diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2c01c6c0..04db9ecc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcares.la
 
 man_MANS = $(MANPAGES)