diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 335c90c..3aeedf8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ AC_SUBST(PACKAGENAME)
 AC_SUBST(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBS)
+DISTCHECK_CONFIG_FLAGS="$(env)"
+AC_SUBST(DISTCHECK_CONFIG_FLAGS)
 
 # create output
 AC_OUTPUT