diff --git a/abiword.spec b/abiword.spec
index a4a17a8..59198c3 100644
--- a/abiword.spec
+++ b/abiword.spec
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Python bindings for developing with libabiword
 # build libabiword and abiword
 cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/abiword-%{version}
 
-aclocal
+aclocal -I.
 autoconf
 
 %configure --enable-plugins --enable-clipart --enable-templates --enable-introspection