diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index edf3d4fc..a1c9d2aa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ AC_INIT([wayland],
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign dist-bzip2])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign no-dist-gzip dist-xz])
 
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])