diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 768f64f..bdbff90 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.65])
 AC_INIT([hesiod], [3.2.1], [hesiod@mit.edu])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.0 parallel-tests -Wall])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.am b/src/lib/Makefile.am
index d092565..fbcfaac 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = hestest
 hestest_SOURCES = hestest.c
 hestest_LDADD = libhesiod.la
 
-TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = ./hestest
+LOG_COMPILER = ./hestest
 TESTS = hestest.conf
 
 EXTRA_DIST = hesiod.conf.sample hestest.conf