diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d24ed8f..19f79e7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 dnl AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS must be called before any macros that run
 dnl the compiler (like AC_PROG_LIBTOOL) to avoid autoconf errors.
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign 1.10 tar-pax dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip dist-xz -Wno-portability subdir-objects])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign 1.10 tar-pax dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip -Wno-portability subdir-objects])
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])],
                            [AC_SUBST([AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY], [1])])