diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4fdb097c70..5f2a173b1e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AC_INIT(GStreamer Base Plug-ins, 0.10.23.1,
 AG_GST_INIT
 
 dnl initialize automake
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wno-portability])
 
 dnl define PACKAGE_VERSION_* variables
 AS_VERSION