diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 58ee42c701..c975320949 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GNUCASH_MAJOR_VERSION, $GNUCASH_MAJOR_VERSION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GNUCASH_MINOR_VERSION, $GNUCASH_MINOR_VERSION)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GNUCASH_MICRO_VERSION, $GNUCASH_MICRO_VERSION)
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
-AM_ACLOCAL_INCLUDE(macros)
-
-AC_PROG_CC
-
 dnl Set of available languages.
 ALL_LINGUAS="da de en_GB es fr it ja no pt_PT ru sv"
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT
 
 AM_PROG_XML_I18N_TOOLS
 
+AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
+AM_ACLOCAL_INCLUDE(macros)
+
+AC_PROG_CC
+
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL