--- a/build/moz.configure/init.configure
+++ b/build/moz.configure/init.configure
@@ -66,16 +66,20 @@ def check_build_environment(help, dist):
 
 set_config('TOPSRCDIR', delayed_getattr(check_build_environment, 'topsrcdir'))
 set_config('TOPOBJDIR', delayed_getattr(check_build_environment, 'topobjdir'))
 set_config('MOZ_BUILD_ROOT', delayed_getattr(check_build_environment,
                                              'topobjdir'))
 set_config('DIST', delayed_getattr(check_build_environment, 'dist'))
 
 
+option(env='MOZ_AUTOMATION', help='Enable options for automated builds')
+set_config('MOZ_AUTOMATION', depends_if('MOZ_AUTOMATION')(lambda x: True))
+
+
 option(env='OLD_CONFIGURE', nargs=1, help='Path to the old configure script')
 
 option(env='MOZ_CURRENT_PROJECT', nargs=1, help='Current build project')
 option(env='MOZCONFIG', nargs=1, help='Mozconfig location')
 
 # Read user mozconfig
 # ==============================================================
 # Note: the dependency on --help is only there to always read the mozconfig,