diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6fb246187..f51c1feb2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ AC_SUBST(DLLIB)
 
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
+AC_LANG_C
+
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 # $host