diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ecb6c665..f81df913 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 LT_INIT
 
 AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([mimetic.h])