diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 0898d4a3..390831bb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST=autogen.sh SConstruct
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 distcleancheck_listfiles = find -type f -exec sh -c 'test -f $(srcdir)/{} || echo {}' ';'
+
+AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--with-openssl