diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
deleted file mode 100644
index d78ed9c..0000000
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-See `git log`
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
deleted file mode 120000
index 42061c0..0000000
--- a/NEWS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README b/README
deleted file mode 120000
index 42061c0..0000000
--- a/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-README.md
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 35ee03a..fb45d6c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 AC_INIT([spek],[0.7])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/spek.vala])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-dist-gzip dist-bzip2])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign no-dist-gzip dist-bzip2])
 
 # Enable silent rules is available
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])