diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 888261496cc26ffc87aefa42df19bfa005946726..cce4a325fbde4c6957df11e6d396d59ed6e6d61f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ CFLAGS="$cflags_save"
 
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
-AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT
 
 dnl Add parameters for aclocal
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])