diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2067833f88..e4896c1a30 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1046,84 +1046,7 @@ LTDL_CONVENIENCE
 LT_INIT([dlopen win32-dll])
 ])
 
-ompi_show_subtitle "GNU libltdl setup"
-
-# AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS appears to be broken for non-gcc compilers (i.e.,
-# passing precious variables down to the sub-configure).
-#
-# Finally, make ltdl follow the same shared/static convention that was
-# user for the main OMPI libraries.  So manually examine
-# $enable_shared and $enable_static and pass down the corresponding
-# flags.
-
-if test "$OPAL_ENABLE_DLOPEN_SUPPORT" = "1" ; then
-    ompi_subdir_args="$ompi_subdir_args --enable-ltdl-convenience --disable-ltdl-install"
-    if test "$enable_shared" = "yes"; then
-        ompi_subdir_args="$ompi_subdir_args --enable-shared"
-    else
-        ompi_subdir_args="$ompi_subdir_args --disable-shared"
-    fi
-    if test "$enable_static" = "yes"; then
-        ompi_subdir_args="$ompi_subdir_args --enable-static"
-    else
-        ompi_subdir_args="$ompi_subdir_args --disable-static"
-    fi
-
-    CFLAGS_save="$CFLAGS"
-    CFLAGS="$OMPI_CFLAGS_BEFORE_PICKY $OPAL_VISIBILITY_CFLAGS"
-
-    OMPI_CONFIG_SUBDIR(opal/libltdl, [$ompi_subdir_args], [HAPPY=1], [HAPPY=0])
-    if test "$HAPPY" = "1"; then
-        LIBLTDL_SUBDIR=libltdl
-
-        CPPFLAGS_save="$CPPFLAGS"
-        CPPFLAGS="-I."
-        AC_EGREP_HEADER([lt_dladvise_init], [opal/libltdl/ltdl.h],
-                        [OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE=1],
-                        [OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE=0])
-        CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS_save"
-
-        # Arrgh.  This is gross.  But I can't think of any other way to do
-        # it.  :-(
-
-        flags=`$EGREP ^LIBADD_DL opal/libltdl/Makefile | cut -d= -f2-`
-        OMPI_CHECK_LINKER_FLAGS([opal/libltdl/libtool], [-export-dynamic $flags])
-
-        WRAPPER_EXTRA_LIBS="$WRAPPER_EXTRA_LIBS $extra_ldflags"
-        LDFLAGS="-export-dynamic $LDFLAGS"
-    else
-        AC_MSG_WARN([Failed to build GNU libltdl.  This usually means that something])
-        AC_MSG_WARN([is incorrectly setup with your environment.  There may be useful information in])
-        AC_MSG_WARN([opal/libltdl/config.log.  You can also disable GNU libltdl, which will disable])
-        AC_MSG_WARN([dynamic shared object loading, by configuring with --disable-dlopen.])
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])
-    fi
-    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_save"
-else
-    AC_MSG_WARN([libltdl support disabled (by --disable-dlopen)])
-
-    LIBLTDL=
-    LIBLTDL_SUBDIR=
-    OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE=0
-
-    # append instead of prepend, since LIBS are going to be system
-    # type things needed by everyone.  Normally, libltdl will push
-    # these into LIBS, but since we've disabled libltdl, we need
-    # to do it here.
-    WRAPPER_EXTRA_LIBS="$WRAPPER_EXTRA_LIBS $LIBS"
-fi
-
-AC_SUBST(LTDLINCL)
-AC_SUBST(LIBLTDL)
-AC_SUBST(LIBLTDL_SUBDIR)
-
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(OPAL_WANT_LIBLTDL, $OPAL_ENABLE_DLOPEN_SUPPORT,
-    [Whether to include support for libltdl or not])
-
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE, $OPAL_HAVE_LTDL_ADVISE,
-    [Whether libltdl appears to have the lt_dladvise interface])
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL(OPAL_HAVE_DLOPEN, [test "$OPAL_ENABLE_DLOPEN_SUPPORT" = "1"] )
+OPAL_SETUP_LIBLTDL
 
 
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