diff -p -up libtiger-0.3.4/configure.ac.automake libtiger-0.3.4/configure.ac
--- libtiger-0.3.4/configure.ac.automake	2010-12-25 20:02:56.000000000 +0100
+++ libtiger-0.3.4/configure.ac	2012-12-12 13:06:48.399194915 +0100
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ dnl     then set AGE to 0.
 
 LIBTIGER_SHARED_VERSION="5:2:0"
 
+AM_PROG_AR
 AC_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_GREP
diff -p -up libtiger-0.3.4/doc/Makefile.am.automake libtiger-0.3.4/doc/Makefile.am
--- libtiger-0.3.4/doc/Makefile.am.automake	2012-12-12 13:10:56.333426230 +0100
+++ libtiger-0.3.4/doc/Makefile.am	2012-12-12 13:11:04.535401072 +0100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent
+AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent
 
 # dependency to get doc to be built
 noinst_DATA = .doc-dummy-target
diff -p -up libtiger-0.3.4/Makefile.am.automake libtiger-0.3.4/Makefile.am
--- libtiger-0.3.4/Makefile.am.automake	2012-12-12 13:07:03.551144429 +0100
+++ libtiger-0.3.4/Makefile.am	2012-12-12 13:07:42.500023620 +0100
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ tigerinc_HEADERS=include/tiger/tiger.h i
 tigerpc_DATA=misc/pkgconfig/tiger.pc
 noinst_DATA=misc/pkgconfig/tiger-uninstalled.pc
 
-LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent
+AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS=--silent
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS=-I $(top_srcdir)/src -I $(top_srcdir)/include