diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 99d41223..71b1176a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-10-21 Bart Hakvoort  <gparted@users.sf.net>
+
+	* configure.in: modernized use of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE a bit (according to 
+	http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Public-macros.html#Public%20macros)
+
 2004-10-21 Bart Hakvoort  <gparted@users.sf.net>
 
 	* include/Dialog_Partition_Resize_Move.h,
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7e8c1450..4bbce0d9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-AC_INIT(src/main.cc)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(gparted, 0.0.5)
+AC_INIT(gparted, 0.0.5)
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/main.cc)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE