diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b1e2954..6e7cc8c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(include/bmon/defs.h)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
+AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
+AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
+
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES(yes)], [])