diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 55cf10db8..a88e0bd9d 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+
 # And these to the user and group of your webserver
 webuser = @WEB_USER@
 webgroup = @WEB_GROUP@
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 681d5b319..1c27b6d2b 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+libtoolize
 aclocal
 autoheader
 automake --add-missing
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index efe61286d..1ec3c728c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 AC_INIT(zm,1.28.0,[http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/ - Please check FAQ first],zoneminder,http://www.zoneminder.com/downloads.html)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+LT_PREREQ([2.4.2])
+LT_INIT([dlopen])
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/zm.h)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)