diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 9067b2a..fc56cda 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ do
 	echo "Making $dr/aclocal.m4 writable ..."
 	test -r $dr/aclocal.m4 && chmod u+w $dr/aclocal.m4
       fi
-      if grep "^AM_PROG_LIBTOOL" configure.in >/dev/null; then
+      if grep "^AC_PROG_LIBTOOL" configure.in >/dev/null; then
 	echo "Running libtoolize..."
 	#libtoolize --force --copy
       fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8eeeec8..7717ea8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ AC_SUBST(ODBC_INC)
 
 dnl check for glib/gtk/gnome
 AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0(2.0.0)
+
+if test "$no_glib" == yes; then
+	echo
+	echo "glib 2.0 is required by MDB Tools."
+	echo "It can be downloaded at www.gtk.org."
+	echo
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 AM_PATH_GTK_2_0(2.0.0)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GTK, test x$no_gtk = xtrue) 
 AC_SUBST(HAVE_GTK)