diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index afe5299..85f1f6a 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ fi
 autoreconf -v --install || exit 1
 cd $ORIGDIR || exit $?
 
-$srcdir/configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"
+$srcdir/configure "$@"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 65b8ee3..2356431 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-xz subdir-objects])
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 AC_TYPE_SSIZE_T