diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 10b038d814..4a3a795d22 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ AS_IF([test -z "$CFLAGS"], [CFLAGS=" "])
 
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 
-AFS_LT_INIT
-
 AC_PROG_CC
 
 AC_PATH_PROGS([PATH_CPP], [cpp], [${CC-cc} -E], [$PATH:/lib:/usr/ccs/lib])
diff --git a/src/cf/osconf.m4 b/src/cf/osconf.m4
index 42cddb56ce..21cc3851e3 100644
--- a/src/cf/osconf.m4
+++ b/src/cf/osconf.m4
@@ -32,18 +32,6 @@ AC_CHECK_TOOL(LD, ld, [false])
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(CP, cp, [false])
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(GENCAT, gencat, [false])
 
-dnl if ar is not present, libtool.m4 (provided by libtool) sets AR to false
-dnl if strip is not present, libtool.m4 (provided by libtool) sets STRIP to :
-AS_IF([test "x$AR" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'ar'])])
-AS_IF([test "x$AS" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'as'])])
-AS_IF([test "x$MV" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'mv'])])
-AS_IF([test "x$RM" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'rm'])])
-AS_IF([test "x$LD" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'ld'])])
-AS_IF([test "x$CP" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'cp'])])
-AS_IF([test "x$GENCAT" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'gencat'])])
-
-dnl TODO - need to disable STRIP if we are doing debugging in any user space code
-
 case $AFS_SYSNAME in
 	alpha_linux_22 | alpha_linux_24 | alpha_linux_26)
 		CCOBJ="\$(CC) -fPIC"
@@ -544,6 +532,20 @@ esac
 
 MT_CFLAGS="${MT_CFLAGS} -DAFS_PTHREAD_ENV"
 
+AFS_LT_INIT
+
+dnl if ar is not present, libtool.m4 (provided by libtool) sets AR to false
+dnl if strip is not present, libtool.m4 (provided by libtool) sets STRIP to :
+AS_IF([test "x$AR" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'ar'])])
+AS_IF([test "x$AS" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'as'])])
+AS_IF([test "x$MV" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'mv'])])
+AS_IF([test "x$RM" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'rm'])])
+AS_IF([test "x$LD" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'ld'])])
+AS_IF([test "x$CP" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'cp'])])
+AS_IF([test "x$GENCAT" = "xfalse"], [AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required command 'gencat'])])
+
+dnl TODO - need to disable STRIP if we are doing debugging in any user space code
+
 #
 # Defaults for --enable-optimize-kernel
 #