diff --git a/ncat/aclocal.m4 b/ncat/aclocal.m4
index be495ab92..0f808a9ae 100644
--- a/ncat/aclocal.m4
+++ b/ncat/aclocal.m4
@@ -22,5 +22,3 @@
 
 # AM_CONFIG_HEADER is obsolete.  It has been replaced by AC_CONFIG_HEADERS.
 AU_DEFUN([AM_CONFIG_HEADER], [AC_CONFIG_HEADERS($@)])
-
-m4_include([../acinclude.m4])
diff --git a/ncat/configure.ac b/ncat/configure.ac
index fffd7c2f5..c46afd0bd 100644
--- a/ncat/configure.ac
+++ b/ncat/configure.ac
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ AC_INIT(ncat_main.c)
 
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
+m4_include([../acinclude.m4])
+
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
 use_openssl="yes"
diff --git a/nping/aclocal.m4 b/nping/aclocal.m4
index 796309614..11ed53bac 100644
--- a/nping/aclocal.m4
+++ b/nping/aclocal.m4
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without
 # even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
 # PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-
-m4_include([../acinclude.m4])
diff --git a/nping/configure.ac b/nping/configure.ac
index 2cf3788ab..782f674da 100644
--- a/nping/configure.ac
+++ b/nping/configure.ac
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ sinclude(nbase/configlocal.m4)
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_INIT(nping.cc)
 
+m4_include([../acinclude.m4])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(localdirs,
 AC_HELP_STRING([--with-localdirs], [Explicitly ask compiler to use /usr/local/{include,libs} if they exist ]),
   [ case "$with_localdirs" in