diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 91bbeb44d..2d9df294e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-11-13  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
+
+	* configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Require at least version 1.10.1,
+	to match INSTALL.
+
 2013-11-13  Colin Watson  <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>
 
 	* grub-core/kern/misc.c: Don't redirect divisions in the
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 00d88e24b..4ad758430 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ save_program_prefix="${program_prefix}"
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 program_prefix="${save_program_prefix}"
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE()
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10.1])
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([include/grub/dl.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config-util.h])