--- lxpanel-0.5.8/configure.ac~	2011-07-29 14:37:01.000000000 +0200
+++ lxpanel-0.5.8/configure.ac	2012-08-12 16:48:31.000000000 +0200
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_INTLTOOL(, [no-xml])
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
+AM_PROG_AR
 
 #Initialize libtool
 LT_PREREQ([2.2])