diff -up ./configure.ac.el5 ./configure.ac
--- ./configure.ac.el5	2009-11-14 11:00:00.000000000 +1000
+++ ./configure.ac	2009-11-30 17:57:01.000000000 +1000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_PREREQ([2.61])
+AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 AC_INIT([FbTerm], [1.6])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/fbterm.cpp])