diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a49de3cd..a994896b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ gl_INIT
 dnl
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 dnl
-AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
 AC_FUNC_MMAP
 AC_FUNC_FSEEKO
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(strptime timegm snprintf vsnprintf vasprintf drand48)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 69fa7ec4..4b351204 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ wget_SOURCES = cmpt.c connect.c convert.c cookies.c ftp.c ftp-basic.c	\
 	       spider.h ssl.h sysdep.h url.h utils.h wget.h
 nodist_wget_SOURCES = version.c
 EXTRA_wget_SOURCES = mswindows.c
-LDADD = $(ALLOCA) $(LIBOBJS) ../lib/libgnu.a @MD5_LDADD@
+LDADD = $(LIBOBJS) ../lib/libgnu.a @MD5_LDADD@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I $(top_srcdir)/lib @MD5_CPPFLAGS@
 
 version.c:  $(wget_SOURCES) $(LDADD) $(srcdir)/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ check_LIBRARIES = libunittest.a
 libunittest_a_SOURCES = $(wget_SOURCES) test.c test.h
 nodist_libunittest_a_SOURCES = version.c
 libunittest_a_CPPFLAGS = -DTESTING -I$(top_srcdir)/lib
-libunittest_a_LIBADD = $(ALLOCA) $(LIBOBJS)
+libunittest_a_LIBADD = $(LIBOBJS)
 
 CLEANFILES = *~ *.bak core core.[0-9]* version.c