diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3a45b35d..2be0aa54 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AC_INIT([tox], [0.0.0], [https://tox.im])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(configure_aux)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([toxcore/net_crypto.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 -Wall subdir-objects])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 -Wall subdir-objects tar-ustar])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])