diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index caf6df2ac..b48490a9b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(include/config.h)
 
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_CPP
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign no-dependencies 1.8])