diff --git a/innobase/configure.in b/innobase/configure.in
index 741131eb9e2..7c86dc9fc58 100644
--- a/innobase/configure.in
+++ b/innobase/configure.in
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS "
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(aio.h sched.h)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(int, 4)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long, 4)