diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
     $(DHASH_LIBS) \
     $(SSS_CRYPT_LIBS) \
     $(OPENLDAP_LIBS) \
-    $(TDB_LIBS)
+    $(TDB_LIBS) \
+	-lpthread
 
 PYTHON_BINDINGS_LIBS = \
     $(TALLOC_LIBS) \
@@ -338,7 +339,8 @@
     $(COLLECTION_LIBS) \
     $(DHASH_LIBS) \
     $(OPENLDAP_LIBS) \
-    $(TDB_LIBS)
+    $(TDB_LIBS) \
+    -lpthread
 
 if BUILD_SELINUX
     PYTHON_BINDINGS_LIBS += $(SELINUX_LIBS)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_DISABLE_STATIC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT
+AM_PROG_AR
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.14])