diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 13195d29..53c5cfa7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -877,6 +877,8 @@ squeeze CARES_PRIVATE_LIBS
 
 XC_CHECK_BUILD_FLAGS
 
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([test])
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile libcares.pc])
 AC_OUTPUT
 XC_AMEND_DISTCLEAN(['.'])