diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9863560ab31..f30d824aa0c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.61)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([include/autoconf.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(cfgaux)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.cc])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([tar-ustar nostdinc subdir-objects])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([tar-ustar nostdinc subdir-objects dist-xz])
 AC_REVISION($Revision$)dnl
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT(/usr/local/squid)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE