diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7e0edd16..eb055b56 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.65)
-LT_PREREQ([2.4.2])
+LT_PREREQ([2.4.0])
 AC_INIT([htop],[2.0.2],[hisham@gobolinux.org])
 
 SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:-$(date +%s)}"