diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 48178566..2d94dc1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: install dependencies
-      run: brew install autoconf-archive automake cmake meson
+      run: brew install autoconf-archive automake cmake meson libtool
     - name: automake
       run:
         env NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh && mkdir bld-automake && cd bld-automake
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7903d621..67dca684 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x${AR}" = "xno" ], [
 ])
 
 # Initialize libtool
-#LT_INIT([win32-dll])
+LT_INIT([win32-dll])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 # Checks for header files.