diff --git a/ccid/configure.ac b/ccid/configure.ac
index 1ca6951..641f858 100644
--- a/ccid/configure.ac
+++ b/ccid/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 LT_INIT
 
 # Checks for programs.
diff --git a/npa/configure.ac b/npa/configure.ac
index f0079db..51b100e 100644
--- a/npa/configure.ac
+++ b/npa/configure.ac
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 AC_PATH_PROG(HELP2MAN, help2man, false // No help2man //)
 AC_PATH_PROG(GENGETOPT, gengetopt, false // No gengetopt //)
 AC_PATH_PROG(GENGETOPT, doxygen, false // No gengetopt //)
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
 # If you need to see the details, just run make V=1.
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/Makefile.am b/virtualsmartcard/Makefile.am
index 7c14d81..19e3dbf 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/Makefile.am
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 SUBDIRS = src doc
 
 distcheck-hook:
diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac b/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
index 196a78b..9c9e0f3 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_SED
 AM_PATH_PYTHON
 AC_PROG_CXX
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 AC_PATH_PROG(HELP2MAN, help2man, false // No help2man //)