diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 457c46e7..3d541a99 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bison
 flex
 makeinfo
 automake=\(GNU automake\) (1\.[[:digit:]]{2,}\.|[2-9][[:digit:]]*\.)
-libtool=\(GNU libtool\) (2[[:digit:]]*\.|1\.6[[:digit:]]*\.|1\.5\.[2-9][[:digit:]]+)
+libtool=\(GNU libtool.*\) (2[[:digit:]]*\.|1\.6[[:digit:]]*\.|1\.5\.[2-9][[:digit:]]+)
 curl || wget
 patch
 tar