diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 46ee8d6..2a4a2fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 *.la
 *.exe
 *.pc
+.auto
 .libs
 .deps
 Makefile
 Makefile.in
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te.cache
-autotools
 config.h.in
 config.h
 config.log
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e161b2..66aadd7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 AC_INIT(caca/caca.c)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(autotools)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.auto)
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(libcaca, 0.99.beta14)