diff --git a/libs/ldns/configure.ac b/libs/ldns/configure.ac
index d4aa2b030e..534a4efef2 100644
--- a/libs/ldns/configure.ac
+++ b/libs/ldns/configure.ac
@@ -486,3 +486,4 @@ AC_OUTPUT
 COPY_HEADER_FILES(ldns/, ldns/)
 
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([drill])
+AC_REQUIRE_AUX_FILE([install-sh])