diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5a40b0c18e..ae4580331a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
+AC_PROG_CC
 LT_INIT
 
 dnl Package settings