diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b977983..282009b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ README: README.sgml
 endif
 
 EXTRA_DIST = README.sgml
-.PHONY: ChangeLog
+.PHONY: ChangeLog INSTALL
+
+INSTALL:
+	$(INSTALL_CMD)
 
 ChangeLog:
 	$(CHANGELOG_CMD)
 
-dist-hook: ChangeLog
+dist-hook: ChangeLog INSTALL
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 48f844b..440dc0c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2])
 
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE