diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f17d4bd9..6501a7c2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 test -z "$CFLAGS" && CFLAGS=-g AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
 test -z "$LDFLAGS" && LDFLAGS=-g AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS)
 
+AC_SET_MAKE
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_RANLIB