diff --git a/lib-src/libscorealign/configure.ac b/lib-src/libscorealign/configure.ac
index 5928e5486..0431ce2ee 100644
--- a/lib-src/libscorealign/configure.ac
+++ b/lib-src/libscorealign/configure.ac
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ dnl set up automake
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign])
 dnl Audacity policy: don't enable automatic rebuild of configure et al if 
 dnl sources change
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([disable])
 
 dnl -------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Checks for programs.