diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f559828..24fafc3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ config.status
 config.sub
 Makefile
 config.h.in
+config_liberasurecode.h.in
 .deps
-config.h
+config_liberasurecode.h
 stamp-h1
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d071c47..714d06f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ include_HEADERS = \
 	include/erasurecode/erasurecode_version.h \
 	include/erasurecode/list.h \
 	include/xor_codes/xor_hd_code_defs.h \
-	include/xor_codes/xor_code.h
+	include/xor_codes/xor_code.h \
+  include/config_liberasurecode.h
 
 test: check
 	@./test/alg_sig_test
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0412ad7..3f20373 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.61])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
 LT_INIT # libtool
 
-AC_CONFIG_HEADER(include/config.h)
+AC_CONFIG_HEADER(include/config_liberasurecode.h)
 
 dnl Needed when reconfiguring with 'autoreconf -i -s'
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
diff --git a/include/erasurecode/erasurecode_stdinc.h b/include/erasurecode/erasurecode_stdinc.h
index ef9f916..ee60ccb 100644
--- a/include/erasurecode/erasurecode_stdinc.h
+++ b/include/erasurecode/erasurecode_stdinc.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef _ERASURECODE_STDINC_H_
 #define _ERASURECODE_STDINC_H_
 
-#include "config.h"
+#include "config_liberasurecode.h"
 #include "erasurecode_log.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SYSLOG_H