diff -up gpm-1.20.6/configure.ac.libtool gpm-1.20.6/configure.ac
--- gpm-1.20.6/configure.ac.libtool	2009-02-11 08:12:00.000000000 +0100
+++ gpm-1.20.6/configure.ac	2009-02-11 08:12:08.000000000 +0100
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ release="`cat $srcdir/.gitversion`"
 #
 
 AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_YACC
 AC_PROG_LN_S