diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b034ed9..5876b7a6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ configure
 debian/
 depcomp
 install-sh
+libcoap-*.tar.bz2
 libtool
 ltmain.sh
 m4/
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 044e0594..758079d2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ m4_define([libcoap_version],[libcoap_major_version.libcoap_minor_version.libcoap
 
 AC_INIT([libcoap], [libcoap_version], [libcoap-developers@lists.sourceforge.net], [libcoap], [http://libcoap.sourceforge.net/])
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 -Wall no-define])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 -Wall no-define no-dist-gzip dist-bzip2])
 
 # Generate one configuration header file for building the library itself with
 # an autogenerated template. We need later a second one (include/libcoap.h)