diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e0d198a..bfdc13e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AC_INIT(ttyvaders,0.0cvs-20031110)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.c)
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(autotools)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.auto)
 AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(ttyvaders,0.0cvs-20031110)