diff --git a/debian/patches/1-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch b/debian/patches/1-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c504aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/1-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Description: fix args to AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+ arguments to AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE have a new meaning.
+ see http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Modernize-AM_005fINIT_005fAUTOMAKE-invocation
+ we use it to enable subdir-objects (else we get loads of warnings)
+Author: IOhannes m zmölnig
+Last-Update: 2014-05-20
+---
+This patch header follows DEP-3: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
+--- frei0r.orig/configure.ac
++++ frei0r/configure.ac
+@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
+ AC_INIT(frei0r-plugins, [1.4.0], [frei0r-devel@piksel.no])
+ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
+ 
+-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(AC_PACKAGE_NAME, AC_PACKAGE_VERSION)
++AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
+ 
+ # Checks for programs.
+ AC_PROG_CXX
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 8b763c1..1450ddb 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 020130316~245bb38.patch
 020130415~b1faa09.patch
 020140427~fc84121.patch
+1-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.patch