diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b793dbe..8d2398d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ m4_include([m4/guestfs_bash_completion.m4])
 
 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 Work around autoconf's lack of expanded variables.
 eval my_sysconfdir="\"[$]sysconfdir\""