Makefile.am: error: required file './ChangeLog' not found

Index: configure.ac
--- configure.ac.orig
+++ configure.ac
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ VALA_TARGET_GLIB_VERSION=2.46
 AC_SUBST(VALA_TARGET_GLIB_VERSION)
 
 # Init automake.
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.1 parallel-tests])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11.1 foreign parallel-tests])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS