diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c1ebad202..7c90fdf9e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AC_INIT([mutter], [mutter_version],
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/core/display.c)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2 no-dist-gzip])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 no-dist-gzip dist-xz tar-ustar])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])],)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])