diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ee26134b6..bcb42c553 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 # $Id$
 ###########################################################################
 
-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 EXTRA_DIST = CHANGES COPYING maketgz reconf Makefile.dist curl-config.in \
  curl-style.el sample.emacs RELEASE-NOTES buildconf buildconf.bat libcurl.pc.in
 
diff --git a/ares/Makefile.am b/ares/Makefile.am
index 2c01c6c07..04db9ecc9 100644
--- a/ares/Makefile.am
+++ b/ares/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcares.la
 
 man_MANS = $(MANPAGES)