diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2794ffc46..6e30c6556 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES =					\
 	aclocal.m4					\
 	$(NULL)
 
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --disable-gcov --enable-gtk-doc
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --disable-gcov --enable-gtk-doc --with-security-framework=dummy