diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index db7a9fb8..e92300cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ depcomp
 install-sh
 libtool
 ltmain.sh
+m4
 make_slack
 missing
 Makefile.in
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 15620318..3051b8cf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -14304,3 +14304,6 @@
 	* Amalgamated INCLUDE Makefile entries into AM_CPPFLAGS.
 	* Added '-Wno-portability' to the invocation of 'automake' in
 	'autogen.sh'.
+2014-08-14 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Added 'AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR' invocation in 'configure.ac'.
+	* Added a 'maintainer-clean-local' target in 'Makefile.am'.
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d6b05004..91a9d4dc 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ SUBDIRS = icons\
           utils\
           web
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
+maintainer-clean-local:	
+	rm -rf m4
+
 install-exec-local:	
 	./install-init.sh $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cde1f480..b0f0e328 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ AC_INIT(rivendell,`cat PACKAGE_VERSION`,Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(rivendell,`cat PACKAGE_VERSION`)
 AC_SUBST(RPM_RELEASE,1)
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 #
 # Some Fully Resolved Install Paths