diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0c97d7b..36c7d8e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
              SHAREDLIBV=libz.$VER$shared_ext
              SHAREDLIBM=libz.$VER1$shared_ext
              LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"$cc -dynamiclib -install_name $libdir/$SHAREDLIBM -compatibility_version $VER1 -current_version $VER3"}
-             AR="libtool"
+             AR="/usr/bin/libtool"
              ARFLAGS="-o" ;;
   *)             LDSHARED=${LDSHARED-"$cc -shared"} ;;
   esac