--- config/libtool.m4 
+++ config/libtool.fixed.m4 
@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@
 esac
 
 ECHO=${lt_ECHO-echo}
+echo=$ECHO
 if test "X[$]1" = X--no-reexec; then
   # Discard the --no-reexec flag, and continue.
   shift
@@ -1187,6 +1188,8 @@
 ])
 _LT_DECL([], [SHELL], [1], [Shell to use when invoking shell scripts])
 _LT_DECL([], [ECHO], [1],
+    [An echo program that does not interpret backslashes])
+_LT_DECL([], [echo], [1],
     [An echo program that does not interpret backslashes])
 ])# _LT_PROG_ECHO_BACKSLASH