Index: vlc-2.1.2/configure.ac
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--- vlc-2.1.2.orig/configure.ac
+++ vlc-2.1.2/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AC_PRESERVE_HELP_ORDER
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tar-ustar color-tests foreign)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tar-ustar color-tests foreign subdir-objects)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
 # Disable with "./configure --disable-silent-rules" or "make V=1"
