diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 15c0f75..f3d412b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ AM_PROG_CC_STDC
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_C_CONST
 AM_ENABLE_SHARED
+
+dnl Next four lines is a hack to prevent libtool checking for CXX/F77
+m4_undefine([AC_PROG_CXX])
+m4_defun([AC_PROG_CXX],[])
+m4_undefine([AC_PROG_F77])
+m4_defun([AC_PROG_F77],[])
+
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 if test "x${bindir}" = 'x${exec_prefix}/bin'; then