diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 56297e17..12798027 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AC_INIT([libsodium],[0.4.2],
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/libsodium/sodium/version.c])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnu 1.11 dist-bzip2 tar-ustar subdir-objects])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-bzip2 tar-ustar gnu subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_DEP_TRACK