diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ce7a1df55..588f3759b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CFLAGS=""
 
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_RANLIB