diff --git a/glib-patches/foreign-automake.patch b/glib-patches/foreign-automake.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca2c75e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glib-patches/foreign-automake.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/glib/configure.ac b/glib/configure.ac
+index ca862c5..8970f2c 100644
+--- a/glib/configure.ac
++++ b/glib/configure.ac
+@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4macros])
+ # Save this value here, since automake will set cflags later
+ cflags_set=${CFLAGS+set}
+ 
+-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 no-define no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar])
++AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 no-define no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar foreign])
+ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
+ 
+ # Support silent build rules. Disable
diff --git a/glib-patches/patchlist b/glib-patches/patchlist
index d85809b..0ff50b1 100644
--- a/glib-patches/patchlist
+++ b/glib-patches/patchlist
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 glib-only.patch
 no-installed-files.patch
-
+foreign-automake.patch
diff --git a/glib/configure.ac b/glib/configure.ac
index ca862c5..8970f2c 100644
--- a/glib/configure.ac
+++ b/glib/configure.ac
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4macros])
 # Save this value here, since automake will set cflags later
 cflags_set=${CFLAGS+set}
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 no-define no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 no-define no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar foreign])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
 # Support silent build rules. Disable