diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fedebdd7f..ef62a368f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ AC_SUBST(PKGDATADIR)
 dnl ***************************************************************************
 dnl *** Output Makefiles et al                                              ***
 dnl ***************************************************************************
-AC_OUTPUT([
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Makefile
 po/Makefile.in
 accessx-status/Makefile
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ netspeed/icons/Makefile
 netspeed/src/Makefile
 netspeed/help/Makefile
 ])
+AC_OUTPUT
 
 dnl ***************************************************************************
 dnl *** Display Summary                                                     ***