diff --git a/vpn-daemons/openvpn/configure.in b/vpn-daemons/openvpn/configure.in
index 4025addf6d..4d354045b8 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/openvpn/configure.in
+++ b/vpn-daemons/openvpn/configure.in
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
 AC_INIT(NetworkManager-openvpn, 0.3.2, tim@niemueller.de, NetworkManager-openvpn)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
-dnl
-dnl Explicitly set AUX dir
-dnl
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
-
 dnl
 dnl Require programs
 dnl
diff --git a/vpn-daemons/pptp/configure.in b/vpn-daemons/pptp/configure.in
index a3d25362d9..5ffe100a6d 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/pptp/configure.in
+++ b/vpn-daemons/pptp/configure.in
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
 AC_INIT(NetworkManager-pptp, 0.1.0, A.J.Mee@ncl.ac.uk, NetworkManager-pptp)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
-dnl
-dnl Explicitly set AUX dir
-dnl
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
-
 dnl
 dnl Require programs
 dnl
diff --git a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/configure.in b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/configure.in
index 605e82983b..131e9dfff0 100644
--- a/vpn-daemons/vpnc/configure.in
+++ b/vpn-daemons/vpnc/configure.in
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
 AC_INIT(NetworkManager-vpnc, 0.5.0, dcbw@redhat.com, NetworkManager-vpnc)
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
-dnl
-dnl Explicitly set AUX dir
-dnl
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
-
 dnl
 dnl Require programs
 dnl