--- grub-0.97/configure.ac.pix	2007-12-13 11:35:54.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-0.97/configure.ac	2007-12-13 11:38:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ AC_INIT([GRUB], [0.97], [bug-grub@gnu.or
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([stage2/stage2.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_PROG_AS
 
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST