--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,18 +14,13 @@
 CFLAGS="-g -W -Wall -O2"
 CXXFLAGS="-g -W -Wall -O2"
 
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(libltdl)
-
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN
-AC_LIBLTDL_CONVENIENCE
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
-AC_SUBST(INCLTDL)
-AC_SUBST(LIBLTDL)
+LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])
+LT_INIT([dlopen])
 
 dnl *******************************************
 dnl PATHS AND DIRS ****************************
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnu
 
-SUBDIRS = libltdl addon base data src test
+SUBDIRS = addon base data src test
 
 EXTRA_DIST = bootstrap pinball.spec clean pinball.desktop
 
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 pinlib_LIBRARIES = libemilia_pin.a
 
-INCLUDES = -I../base -I../addon @INCLTDL@
+INCLUDES = -I../base -I../addon
 
-pinball_LDADD = ../src/libemilia_pin.a ../addon/libemilia_addon.a ../base/libemilia_base.a @LIBLTDL@
+pinball_LDADD = ../src/libemilia_pin.a ../addon/libemilia_addon.a ../base/libemilia_base.a -lltdl
 pinball_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
 
 pinball_SOURCES = Pinball.cpp
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 noinst_PROGRAMS = scale simple light texture load explode collision signal billboard font thread menu joy sound trans math misc varray unittest
 dnl noinst_PROGRAMS = unittest
 
-INCLUDES = -I../base -I../addon -I../src @INCLTDL@
-LDADD = ../src/libemilia_pin.a ../addon/libemilia_addon.a ../base/libemilia_base.a @LIBLTDL@
+INCLUDES = -I../base -I../addon -I../src
+LDADD = ../src/libemilia_pin.a ../addon/libemilia_addon.a ../base/libemilia_base.a -lltdl
 
 testlib_LTLIBRARIES = libModuleTest.la