diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eb5a3ad..4d98d75 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_DOXYGEN, test $DOXYGEN != false)
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
+dnl patching ${archive_cmds} to affect generation of file "libtool" to fix linking with clang
+AS_CASE(["$LD"],[*clang*],
+  [AS_CASE(["${host_os}"],
+     [*linux*],[archive_cmds='$CC -shared $pic_flag $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags $wl-soname $wl$soname -o $lib'])])
+
 dnl checks for libraries
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FFTW3F, fftw3f >= 3.2.0)