diff --git a/lib/xm/Makefile.am b/lib/xm/Makefile.am
index e21d4b6..aa42940 100644
--- a/lib/xm/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/xm/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 NULL = 
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
-
 include ../xlib/Include.am
 include ../xt/Include.am
 
diff --git a/lib/xt/Makefile.am b/lib/xt/Makefile.am
index ba2e25e..8c24dfa 100644
--- a/lib/xt/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/xt/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ NULL =
 include ../xlib/Include.am
 include ../xt/Include.am
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 EXTRA_DIST = MISSING
 
 pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = xt.la