diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index aeb22ce3..2164137e 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ Janosch Rolles <janosch@rolles.org>
 Michel Alexandre Salim <salimma@fedoraproject.org>
 Anirudh Sanjeev <skyronic@gmail.com>
 Wolfgang Steitz <wolfer7@web.de>
+Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
 Alexander Wilms <alexander.wilms@zoho.com>
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6cfa4a29..1dad5386 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ do
                             CMDLINE="${CMDLINE} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${value}"
                             ;;
         
+# ignored for autotools compatibility
+        --bindir | --libdir | --sbindir |--datadir | --localstatedir | --includedir) ;;
+        --infodir | --sysconfdir |  --mandir | --libexecdir) ;;
+        --build | --host | --target) ;;
+        --disable-silent-rules | --disable-static ) ;;
+        
         --debug)
                             CMDLINE="${CMDLINE} -DDEBUG=ON"
                             ;;