diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ff340f0973..fa519a59a8 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ##  Copyright (c) 1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000 Kunihiro Ishiguro <kunihiro@zebra.org>
 ##  Portions Copyright (c) 2003 Paul Jakma <paul@dishone.st>
 ##
-AC_PREREQ(2.53)
+AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
 AC_INIT(Quagga, 0.99.23.1+cl3u2, [https://bugzilla.quagga.net])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(lib/zebra.h)
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ AC_LANG([C])
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
+AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_EGREP
 
 dnl autoconf 2.59 appears not to support AC_PROG_SED