diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 73c140f..bb1385b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 AC_INIT([fcoe-utils], [1.0.29], [fcoe-devel@open-fcoe.org])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])