diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c6800cbdb4aa5b127b7ef6b1e3c737e4ce708c63..b2d59e73eb83a2c99a1f6af8a120cee338c562fe 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ endif
 
 SUBDIRS = src $(DOCS)
 
-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 --install
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	tests \