diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 04f8fb12b..0c3f89501 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ if test "$srcdir" != "."; then
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$srcdir";
 fi
 
+# skip these tests, we do not need them.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_F77], [:])
+AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_FC], [:])
+AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_CXX], [:])
+AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_CXXCPP], [:])
+AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_OBJC], [:])
+AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_OBJCCPP], [:])
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_CXX], [:])
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_F77], [:])
 # Use libtool 
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(libtool, [glibtool libtool15 libtool], [./libtool])
 AC_PATH_TOOL(AR, ar, [false])
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 7f5b2dd09..013c1a342 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1 October 2007: Wouter
+	- skip F77, CXX, objC tests in configure step.
+
 28 September 2007: Wouter
 	- test case for unbound-checkconf, fixed so it also checks the
 	  interface: statements.