diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 36c7d8ec2153fb8cf21134f7d17aeac88c1b5c6f..5e548a9ba7ef8515ce61f7534c5b9844cc930230 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ if test "$gcc" -eq 1 && ($cc -c $cflags $test.c) >> configure.log 2>&1; then
              SHAREDLIBV=libz.$VER$shared_ext
              SHAREDLIBM=libz.$VER1$shared_ext
              LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"$cc -dynamiclib -install_name $libdir/$SHAREDLIBM -compatibility_version $VER1 -current_version $VER3"}
-             AR="/usr/bin/libtool"
+             if test "`libtool -V 2>&1 | grep -c Apple`" != "0"; then
+                 AR="libtool"
+             else
+                 AR="/usr/bin/libtool"
+             fi
              ARFLAGS="-o" ;;
   *)             LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"$cc -shared"} ;;
   esac