diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 36add64a7e..53d2116daa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PACKAGE_CONFIGARGS], ["$bind_CONFIGARGS"], [Either 'defaults
 AC_DEFINE([PACKAGE_BUILDER], ["make"], [make or Visual Studio])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([bin/named/main.c])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 tar-pax foreign subdir-objects dist-xz -Wall -Werror])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 tar-pax foreign subdir-objects dist-xz no-dist-gzip -Wall -Werror])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 AM_EXTRA_RECURSIVE_TARGETS([test unit doc])