diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8af9a986d28..d25e0f4496c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ fi
 AC_PROG_OBJCXX
 ])
 
+dnl Since libtool 1.5.2 (released 2004-01-25), on Linux libtool no longer
+dnl sets RPATH for any directories in the dynamic linker search path.
+dnl See more: https://wiki.debian.org/RpathIssue
+LT_PREREQ([1.5.2])
 dnl Libtool init checks.
 LT_INIT([pic-only])
 
@@ -1660,17 +1664,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/secp256k1])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
 
-dnl Taken from https://wiki.debian.org/RpathIssue
-case $host in
-   *-*-linux-gnu)
-     AC_MSG_RESULT([Fixing libtool for -rpath problems.])
-     sed < libtool > libtool-2 \
-     's/^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec.*$'/'hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=" -D__LIBTOOL_IS_A_FOOL__ "/'
-     mv libtool-2 libtool
-     chmod 755 libtool
-   ;;
-esac
-
 dnl Replace the BUILDDIR path with the correct Windows path if compiling on Native Windows
 case ${OS} in
    *Windows*)