diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5132f3a..a61eea8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2])
 
 # Initialize libtool
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT
 
 # Initialize X.Org macros 1.8 or later for MAN_SUBSTS set by XORG_MANPAGE_SECTIONS
 m4_ifndef([XORG_MACROS_VERSION],