--- a/configure.ac	2013-01-11 15:21:53.349031274 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2013-01-11 15:23:29.485722654 +0100
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@
   G_MODULE_LDFLAGS=
 else
   export SED
-  G_MODULE_LDFLAGS=`(./libtool --config; echo eval echo \\$export_dynamic_flag_spec) | sh`
+  G_MODULE_LDFLAGS=`($host_alias-libtool --config; echo eval echo \\$export_dynamic_flag_spec) | sh`
 fi
 dnl G_MODULE_IMPL= don't reset, so cmd-line can override
 G_MODULE_NEED_USCORE=0
@@ -1530,13 +1530,13 @@
 	LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $G_MODULE_LDFLAGS"
 dnl *** check for OSF1/5.0 RTLD_GLOBAL brokenness
 	echo "void glib_plugin_test(void) { }" > plugin.c
-	${SHELL} ./libtool --mode=compile --tag=CC ${CC} ${CFLAGS} \
+	${SHELL} $host_alias-libtool --mode=compile --tag=CC ${CC} ${CFLAGS} \
 		${CPPFLAGS} -c -o plugin.lo plugin.c >/dev/null 2>&1
-	${SHELL} ./libtool --mode=link --tag=CC ${CC} ${CFLAGS} \
+	${SHELL} $host_alias-libtool --mode=link --tag=CC ${CC} ${CFLAGS} \
 		${LDFLAGS} -module -o plugin.la -export-dynamic \
 		-shrext ".o" -avoid-version plugin.lo \
 		-rpath /dont/care >/dev/null 2>&1
-	eval `./libtool --config | grep ^objdir`
+	eval `$host_alias-libtool --config | grep ^objdir`
 	AC_CACHE_CHECK([for RTLD_GLOBAL brokenness],
 		glib_cv_rtldglobal_broken,[
 		AC_TRY_RUN([
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for the suffix of module shared libraries)
 export SED
-shrext_cmds=`./libtool --config | grep '^shrext_cmds='`
+shrext_cmds=`$host_alias-libtool --config | grep '^shrext_cmds='`
 eval $shrext_cmds
 module=yes eval std_shrext=$shrext_cmds
 # chop the initial dot