diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d0581e31..b71d8b03 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SUBDIRS = src data po doc
 
 gnome_calendardocdir = ${prefix}/doc/gnome_calendar
 gnome_calendardoc_DATA =        \
-  README.md                     \
+  README                        \
   INSTALL                       \
   NEWS
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README
similarity index 100%
rename from README.md
rename to README
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cf269833..cf772f60 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 
 # require automake 1.11
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-xz no-dist-gzip tar-ustar foreign])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-xz no-dist-gzip tar-ustar])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
 dnl ***************************************************************************