diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b4824552a..579325d02 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Wall"
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 # This macro defines WORDS_BIGENDIAN if building for a big endian machine.
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN