diff --git a/src/gtk/Makefile.am b/src/gtk/Makefile.am
index 51c48c4cab..801d06a57e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 ##
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3 no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3
+# no-dependencies
 
 SUFFIXES = .cpp .c
 
diff --git a/src/gtk1/Makefile.am b/src/gtk1/Makefile.am
index 51c48c4cab..801d06a57e 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gtk1/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 ##
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3 no-dependencies
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3
+# no-dependencies
 
 SUFFIXES = .cpp .c