diff --git a/WINGs/Documentation/Makefile.am b/WINGs/Documentation/Makefile.am
index d884e13f..56eec887 100644
--- a/WINGs/Documentation/Makefile.am
+++ b/WINGs/Documentation/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake input file for WINGs - Documentation
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 EXTRA_DIST =
 
diff --git a/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am b/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am
index a8783f79..42519cb1 100644
--- a/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/WINGs/Examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake input file for WINGs - Examples
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = connect server fontl puzzle colorpick
diff --git a/WINGs/Extras/Makefile.am b/WINGs/Extras/Makefile.am
index 3ff4001c..ca984ea8 100644
--- a/WINGs/Extras/Makefile.am
+++ b/WINGs/Extras/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake input file for WINGs
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 # is this a kluge? if so, how should i do it?
 includedir = @includedir@/WINGs
diff --git a/WINGs/Makefile.am b/WINGs/Makefile.am
index 92057d1c..90770d0a 100644
--- a/WINGs/Makefile.am
+++ b/WINGs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake input file for WINGs
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 SUBDIRS = WINGs . po Documentation Resources
 
diff --git a/WINGs/Tests/Makefile.am b/WINGs/Tests/Makefile.am
index 56c1dd1d..54c90ffc 100644
--- a/WINGs/Tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/WINGs/Tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake input file for WINGs - Tests
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = wtest wmquery wmfile testmywidget 
 
diff --git a/WINGs/WINGs/Makefile.am b/WINGs/WINGs/Makefile.am
index 19174954..b77333ba 100644
--- a/WINGs/WINGs/Makefile.am
+++ b/WINGs/WINGs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake input file for WINGs - Headers subdir
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 # is this a kluge? if so, how should i do it?
 includedir = @includedir@/WINGs
diff --git a/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am b/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
index 06532f7c..05bd3e3f 100644
--- a/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
+++ b/WPrefs.app/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS = xpm tiff po
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 wpexecbindir = @wprefs_bindir@
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 81e6f9a3..3fe3962a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = wconfig.h
 
diff --git a/util/Makefile.am b/util/Makefile.am
index 3855b396..5149e4a6 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/util/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SUBDIRS = po
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 pkgdatadir  = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@
 
diff --git a/wrlib/Makefile.am b/wrlib/Makefile.am
index 815514cd..32323f6d 100644
--- a/wrlib/Makefile.am
+++ b/wrlib/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 SUBDIRS = .
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 EXTRA_DIST = tests
 
diff --git a/wrlib/tests/Makefile.am b/wrlib/tests/Makefile.am
index 411992c8..ceec40a6 100644
--- a/wrlib/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/wrlib/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## automake input file for wrlib
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS =
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = testdraw testgrad testrot view