diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1487,8 +1487,10 @@
 
 dnl Replace libtool with a wrapper that clobbers dependency_libs in *.la files
 dnl http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2010-November/146343.html
-LIBTOOL='bash $(top_srcdir)/libtool-kill-dependency_libs.sh $(top_builddir)/libtool'
-AC_SUBST([LIBTOOL])
+dnl LIBTOOL='bash $(top_srcdir)/libtool-kill-dependency_libs.sh $(top_builddir)/libtool'
+dnl AC_SUBST([LIBTOOL])
+LT_INIT
+
 
 dnl Produce output files.
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])