diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 48b9a9c..6b9580f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])],
 m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
 
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT([disable-static])
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 AC_CHECK_PROGS([PYTHON2], [python2 python])
 AX_CODE_COVERAGE