--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 # init autoconf (and check for presence fo reconf)
 AC_INIT(reconf)
 
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+
 ID3LIB_NAME=id3lib
 
 dnl The following has been adapted from glib (http://www.gtk.org)
@@ -87,14 +89,14 @@
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE,$VERSION)
 
+dnl Initialize maintainer mode
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+
 AC_ISC_POSIX
 
 dnl Initialize libtool
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
-dnl Initialize maintainer mode
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-
 #AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
 dnl figure debugging default, prior to $ac_help setup