diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 723c9ed8..fe94ea2a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-bzip2 1.6
 SUBDIRS = include src doc tests contrib
 EXTRA_DIST = osmoappdesc.py README.md
 
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
+AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
 	--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
 
 @RELMAKE@
diff --git a/contrib/jenkins.sh b/contrib/jenkins.sh
index 5f819789..ea1675c3 100755
--- a/contrib/jenkins.sh
+++ b/contrib/jenkins.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ set -x
 autoreconf --install --force
 ./configure $PCU_CONFIG
 $MAKE $PARALLEL_MAKE
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="$PCU_CONFIG" AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="$PCU_CONFIG" \
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="$PCU_CONFIG" \
   $MAKE distcheck \
   || cat-testlogs.sh