--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ dnl
 AC_INIT(lib/saslint.h)
 AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([cmulocal] [config])
+
 dnl use ./config.cache as the default cache file.
 dnl we require a cache file to successfully configure our build.
 if test $cache_file = "/dev/null"; then
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.7
 #
 ################################################################
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I cmulocal -I config
+
 if SASLAUTHD
 SAD = saslauthd
 else
--- a/saslauthd/configure.in
+++ b/saslauthd/configure.in
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 AC_INIT(mechanisms.h)
 AC_PREREQ([2.54])
 
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([../cmulocal] [../config])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([config])
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
 dnl Should we enable SASLAUTHd at all?
@@ -164,30 +165,30 @@ AC_SUBST(LTLIBOBJS)
 
 dnl Checks for which function macros exist
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CC implements __func__)
-AC_CACHE_VAL(have_func,
+AC_CACHE_VAL(_cv_have_func,
 [AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdio.h>],[printf("%s", __func__);],
-have_func=yes,
-have_func=no)])
-AC_MSG_RESULT($have_func)
-if test "$have_func" = yes; then
+_cv_have_func=yes,
+_cv_have_func=no)])
+AC_MSG_RESULT($_cv_have_func)
+if test "$_cv_have_func" = yes; then
        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FUNC,[],[Does the compiler understand __func__])
 else
        AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CC implements __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
-       AC_CACHE_VAL(have_pretty_function,
+       AC_CACHE_VAL(_cv_have_pretty_function,
        [AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdio.h>],[printf("%s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);],
-       have_pretty_function=yes,
-       have_pretty_function=no)])
-       AC_MSG_RESULT($have_pretty_function)
-       if test "$have_pretty_function" = yes; then
+       _cv_have_pretty_function=yes,
+       _cv_have_pretty_function=no)])
+       AC_MSG_RESULT($_cv_have_pretty_function)
+       if test "$_cv_have_pretty_function" = yes; then
                AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PRETTY_FUNCTION,[],[Does compiler understand __PRETTY_FUNCTION__])
        else
                AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CC implements __FUNCTION__)
-               AC_CACHE_VAL(have_function,
+               AC_CACHE_VAL(_cv_have_function,
                [AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdio.h>],[printf("%s", __FUNCTION__);],
-               have_function=yes,
-               have_function=no)])
-               AC_MSG_RESULT($have_function)
-               if test "$have_function" = yes; then
+               _cv_have_function=yes,
+               _cv_have_function=no)])
+               AC_MSG_RESULT($_cv_have_function)
+               if test "$_cv_have_function" = yes; then
                        AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FUNCTION,[],[Does compiler understand __FUNCTION__])
                fi
        fi
--- a/saslauthd/Makefile.am
+++ b/saslauthd/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.7
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I ../cmulocal -I ../config
+
 sbin_PROGRAMS	= saslauthd testsaslauthd
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS  = saslcache
 
--- a/config/kerberos_v4.m4
+++ b/config/kerberos_v4.m4
@@ -89,18 +89,18 @@ AC_DEFUN([SASL_KERBEROS_V4_CHK], [
     dnl if we were ambitious, we would look more aggressively for the
     dnl krb4 install
     if test -d ${krb4}; then
-       AC_CACHE_CHECK(for Kerberos includes, cyrus_krbinclude, [
+       AC_CACHE_CHECK(for Kerberos includes, cyrus_cv_krbinclude, [
          for krbhloc in include/kerberosIV include/kerberos include
          do
            if test -f ${krb4}/${krbhloc}/krb.h ; then
-             cyrus_krbinclude=${krb4}/${krbhloc}
+             cyrus_cv_krbinclude=${krb4}/${krbhloc}
              break
            fi
          done
          ])
 
-       if test -n "${cyrus_krbinclude}"; then
-         CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I${cyrus_krbinclude}"
+       if test -n "${cyrus_cv_krbinclude}"; then
+         CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I${cyrus_cv_krbinclude}"
        fi
        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$krb4/lib"
     fi