diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 29b1e8eec..e80be7846 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-08-14  Ludovic Courtès  <ludo@gnu.org>
+
+	* configure.in: Remove incorrect and pointless
+	`AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR' invocation.  Reported as Gentoo bug
+	#220339.
+
 2008-08-07  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 
 	* configure.in (SCM_I_GSC_STACK_GROWS_UP): Remove use of
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8bfe6137e..ee3d527a9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ AC_INIT(patsubst(m4_esyscmd(. ./GUILE-VERSION && echo ${PACKAGE}),[
 ]),
         [bug-guile@gnu.org])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
-AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(GUILE-VERSION)
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([gnu no-define check-news -Wall -Wno-override])