diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index af2338f..2e16ea2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.) # because of libtoolize
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE()
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES])
 
+AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
-AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL