diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index c2b3f72f1..04f08a6b1 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 SUBDIRS= man
 EXTRA_DIST= 3dfx.txt CodingStyle cvarlist.txt glqnotes.txt makefile.linuxi386 \
 	makefile.solaris net_DoS_protection.txt progdefs.q1 progdefs.q2 \
diff --git a/doc/man/Makefile.am b/doc/man/Makefile.am
index 011e9ef16..5249e3a26 100644
--- a/doc/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/man/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 EXTRA_DIST= quakeforge.1
diff --git a/libs/Makefile.am b/libs/Makefile.am
index 1e5a8b416..86127765d 100644
--- a/libs/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 SUBDIRS=	audio console gamecode gib models video util
diff --git a/libs/audio/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/Makefile.am
index 7e7c82e22..5131326f1 100644
--- a/libs/audio/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 SUBDIRS=cd targets renderer 
 INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
diff --git a/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am
index d6449908e..ee598eac0 100644
--- a/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/cd/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(XMMS_CFLAGS)
 SDL_LIBS= @SDL_LIBS@
 XMMS_LIBS= @XMMS_LIBS@
diff --git a/libs/audio/renderer/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/renderer/Makefile.am
index 20d7ee517..e8c413101 100644
--- a/libs/audio/renderer/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/renderer/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 PLUGIN_RPATH= @PLUGIN_RPATH@
 
diff --git a/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am b/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am
index e8899bc68..a5124134c 100644
--- a/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/audio/targets/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(ALSA_CFLAGS) $(MME_CFLAGS) $(OSS_CFLAGS) $(SGISND_CFLAGS) $(SUNSND_CFLAGS) $(WIN32SND_CFLAGS) $(SDL_CFLAGS)
 SDL_LIBS = @SDL_LIBS@
 PLUGIN_RPATH= @PLUGIN_RPATH@
diff --git a/libs/console/Makefile.am b/libs/console/Makefile.am
index 26a3c6af4..40c3c3a19 100644
--- a/libs/console/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/console/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES=	libQFconsole.la
diff --git a/libs/gamecode/Makefile.am b/libs/gamecode/Makefile.am
index cc44a0aff..63f6cb2f9 100644
--- a/libs/gamecode/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/gamecode/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 SUBDIRS=	engine builtins
 
 clean-local:
diff --git a/libs/gamecode/builtins/Makefile.am b/libs/gamecode/builtins/Makefile.am
index 2f399beb6..88f16566f 100644
--- a/libs/gamecode/builtins/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/gamecode/builtins/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES= libQFgamecode_builtins.la
diff --git a/libs/gamecode/engine/Makefile.am b/libs/gamecode/engine/Makefile.am
index aeea03032..867de24ec 100644
--- a/libs/gamecode/engine/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/gamecode/engine/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES=	libQFgamecode.la
diff --git a/libs/gib/Makefile.am b/libs/gib/Makefile.am
index 68b621e87..59602850b 100644
--- a/libs/gib/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/gib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libQFgib.la
diff --git a/libs/models/Makefile.am b/libs/models/Makefile.am
index f584130ab..2624dd1d8 100644
--- a/libs/models/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/models/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 SUBDIRS= alias brush sprite
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
diff --git a/libs/models/alias/Makefile.am b/libs/models/alias/Makefile.am
index 8f4b475f5..46a560f59 100644
--- a/libs/models/alias/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/models/alias/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 if BUILD_GL
diff --git a/libs/models/brush/Makefile.am b/libs/models/brush/Makefile.am
index 8a2804d3a..6a54b0323 100644
--- a/libs/models/brush/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/models/brush/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 if BUILD_GL
diff --git a/libs/models/sprite/Makefile.am b/libs/models/sprite/Makefile.am
index 38e0595ca..4ecc505cb 100644
--- a/libs/models/sprite/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/models/sprite/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 if BUILD_GL
diff --git a/libs/util/Makefile.am b/libs/util/Makefile.am
index c7a7218c2..420ca57ee 100644
--- a/libs/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/util/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES= libQFutil.la
diff --git a/libs/video/Makefile.am b/libs/video/Makefile.am
index 74056321b..f55d5952d 100644
--- a/libs/video/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/video/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 SUBDIRS=	renderer targets
 
 clean-local:
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/Makefile.am b/libs/video/renderer/Makefile.am
index 7001e173f..fb85ff217 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 SUBDIRS= gl sw sw32
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/Makefile.am b/libs/video/renderer/gl/Makefile.am
index 4a8de484e..9da4b4a0b 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(GLX_CFLAGS)
 
 if BUILD_GL
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw/Makefile.am b/libs/video/renderer/sw/Makefile.am
index 8447a64a7..4b54e6fd2 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 if ASM_ARCH
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/Makefile.am b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/Makefile.am
index 6d6845fb4..c740fc357 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include
 
 if BUILD_SW32
diff --git a/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am b/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am
index e61ac4cb4..5ade581d6 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 INCLUDES= -I$(top_srcdir)/include $(GGI_CFLAGS) $(MGL_CFLAGS) $(SDL_CFLAGS) $(SVGA_CFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS) $(GLIDE_CFLAGS)
 
 if ASM_ARCH
diff --git a/nq/include/Makefile.am b/nq/include/Makefile.am
index 381950c6e..b3c2f0b5f 100644
--- a/nq/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/nq/include/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign
+
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 EXTRA_DIST=	chase.h client.h conproc.h game.h host.h net.h net_bw.h \
 		net_dgrm.h net_ipx.h net_loop.h net_mp.h net_udp.h net_vcr.h \
diff --git a/tools/qfdefs/include/Makefile.am b/tools/qfdefs/include/Makefile.am
index e69de29bb..9ca505694 100644
--- a/tools/qfdefs/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/qfdefs/include/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS= foreign