diff --git a/libs/freetdm/Makefile.am b/libs/freetdm/Makefile.am
index 5d2317f5b8..f6211e58e8 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/freetdm/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS  = -I build
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign subdir-objects
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
 SRC = src