diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d8b19dfb..fea26e54 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
-  --with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
+	--disable-8139too \
+	--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
 
 SUBDIRS = \
 	include \