diff --git a/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am b/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am
index f80ebfb19..c3852770d 100644
--- a/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libtuxtxt/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ noinst_LIBRARIES = libtuxtxt.a
 
 libtuxtxt_a_SOURCES = libtuxtxt.cpp tuxtxt.cpp
 
+configdir = $(CONFIGDIR)/tuxtxt
 ## not necessary - the defaults in the code are exactly like
 ## what is in the config file
-#configdir = $(CONFIGDIR)/tuxtxt
 #config_DATA = tuxtxt2.conf
+## ... but we need the $(configdir)... hence the empty config_DATA...
+config_DATA =