diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f8b9cadaf6..9b87103dae 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ m4_defun([_LT_AC_LANG_F77_CONFIG], [:])
 m4_defun([_LT_AC_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG], [:])
 m4_defun([_LT_AC_LANG_RC_CONFIG], [:])
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT([disable-static])
 
 #Check for compiler vendor
 AX_COMPILER_VENDOR