diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
index 364d5a0..44706ce 100755
--- a/buildconf
+++ b/buildconf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 ${LIBTOOLIZE:-libtoolize} --copy --automake --force
-${ACLOCAL:-aclocal} $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
+${ACLOCAL:-aclocal} -I m4 $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
 ${AUTOHEADER:-autoheader}
 ${AUTOCONF:-autoconf}
 ${AUTOMAKE:-automake} --add-missing