diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec94f8d..12c9b94 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ defs.h.in~
 cscope.*
 
 /aclocal.m4
+/ar-lib
 /autom4te.cache
 /compile
 /config.*
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d120db4..56966a1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([lib/defs.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall foreign subdir-objects])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES(yes)], [])
+m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
 
 MAJ_VERSION=libnl_major_version
 AC_SUBST(MAJ_VERSION)