diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index ce48dea..d23b125 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ echo "  libtoolize -c -f"
 libtoolize -c -f
 echo "  aclocal -I . $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 aclocal -I . $ACLOCAL_FLAGS
+echo "  autoconf"
+autoconf
 echo "  autoheader"
 autoheader
 echo "  automake -a -c"
 automake -a -c
-echo "  autoconf"
-autoconf
 
 ./configure "$@"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b8c7273..092fcb2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 ASFLAGS="$ASFLAGS -I../"
 AS=$CC
-AM_PROG_AS
+AC_SUBST(ASFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(AS)
 
 dnl# Check for host system type
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST