diff --git a/ares/configure.ac b/ares/configure.ac
index 094294253..b068d4c52 100644
--- a/ares/configure.ac
+++ b/ares/configure.ac
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(socket, socket)
 dnl check for cygwin stuff
 AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
 
-dnl libtool setup
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
-
 dnl ************************************************************
 dnl Option to switch on debug options. This makes an assumption that
 dnl this is built as an 'ares' subdir in the curl source tree. Subject for
@@ -57,6 +54,9 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-debug],[Disable debug options]),
        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
 )
 
+dnl libtool setup
+AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC