diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 38ed411..da46558 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 AC_INIT(libssh2, [-], libssh2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([src/libssh2_config.h])
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 dnl SED is needed by some of the tools
 AC_PATH_PROG( SED, sed, sed-was-not-found-by-configure,