diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index f46830436d..ebf2f2ad7b 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ tool_run "$autoheader"
 echo timestamp > stamp-h.in 2> /dev/null
 
 tool_run "$autoconf"
-tool_run "$automake" "-a -c -Wno-portability"
+tool_run "$automake" "-a -c"
 
 # if enable exists, add an -enable option for each of the lines in that file
 if test -f enable; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4c8255c840..7dc8295781 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AC_INIT(GStreamer Ugly Plug-ins, 0.10.11.1,
 AG_GST_INIT
 
 dnl initialize automake
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wno-portability])
 
 dnl define PACKAGE_VERSION_* variables
 AS_VERSION