diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e348228..a61d188 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # generated by autotools
-tools/
+build-aux/
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te.cache
 configure
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9024783..4b8a448 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ##
 
 AC_INIT([liza], [0.0.1-dev], [dev@lovullo.com])
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([tools])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 
 # provide more granular version numbers based on the above AC_INIT line