diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6c7b113..5f72fe5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
 AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AM_MISSING_PROG(HELP2MAN, help2man, $missing_dir)
+AM_MISSING_PROG(GENGETOPT, gengetopt, $missing_dir)
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OPENSSL, openssl)
diff --git a/tool/Makefile.am b/tool/Makefile.am
index 6a46735..f36d4e0 100644
--- a/tool/Makefile.am
+++ b/tool/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ yubico_piv_tool_LDADD += $(LTLIBWINSCARD) $(PCSC_MACOSX_LIBS)
 yubico_piv_tool_LDADD += ../lib/libykpiv.la
 
 cmdline.c cmdline.h: cmdline.ggo Makefile.am
-	gengetopt --input $^
+	$(GENGETOPT) --input $^
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = cmdline.c cmdline.h
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)