diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca7d9ca6..a4dd61de 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ AC_DEFINE([API_VERSION], [10], [api version])
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([14], [noext], [mandatory])