diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 071a0d8..7469697 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([strerror],[cposix])
 AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_HEADER_STDC
-AC_DISABLE_STATIC
-LT_INIT
+LT_INIT([disable-static])
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_FUNC_FORK