diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/Makefile.am b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/Makefile.am
index 774463138d0..3f62ce21a9f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/Makefile.am
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 # FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
 # IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
+
 include Makefile.sources
 include $(top_srcdir)/src/gallium/Automake.inc