diff --git a/openbsc/configure.ac b/openbsc/configure.ac
index c6ae159..ff51ccf 100644
--- a/openbsc/configure.ac
+++ b/openbsc/configure.ac
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
+LT_INIT
 
 dnl check for pkg-config (explained in detail in libosmocore/configure.ac)
 AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED, pkg-config, no)