diff --git a/common b/common
index 2d7b19ccea..fd02f1d955 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2d7b19ccea5558f1689a287374f645a593291407
+Subproject commit fd02f1d955e13407fd27314b1568023bd2061df7
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a2fcb2de73..d018f56a6c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ dnl autoconf configuration file for gst-plugins
 AC_INIT
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET([])
 
+dnl We disable static building for development, for time savings
+dnl this goes before AS_LIBTOOL to appease autoconf
+dnl *NOTE*: dnl this line before release, so release does static too
+AM_DISABLE_STATIC
+
 dnl when going to/from release please set the nano (fourth number) right !
 AS_VERSION(gst-plugins, GST_PLUGINS, 0, 3, 2, 1)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE,$VERSION)
@@ -25,10 +30,6 @@ AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_CXXCPP
 AC_ISC_POSIX
 
-dnl We disable static building for development, for time savings
-dnl *NOTE*: dnl this line before release, so release does static too
-AM_DISABLE_STATIC
-
 AC_HEADER_STDC([])
 
 dnl ###########################################