diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3655a112..06ba5290 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ m4_define([_LT_AC_TAGCONFIG], [])
 m4_ifdef([AC_LIBTOOL_TAGS], [AC_LIBTOOL_TAGS([])])
 
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(optimization, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-optimization],
 			[disable code optimization through compiler]), [