diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01afe6dcc..4d3ea7643 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ AS_CASE([$rebar],
   AS_IF([test "x$redis" = "xfalse"], [deps="eredis,$deps"])
   AS_IF([test "x$pam" = "xfalse"], [deps="epam,$deps"])
   AS_IF([test "x$deps" = "x"], [],
-   [echo "unlocking disabled rebar3 dependencies: $deps"
+   [AC_MSG_NOTICE([unlocking disabled rebar3 dependencies: $deps])
+    $rebar unlock "$deps"])
+  deps=""
+  ERLANG_VERSION=m4_esyscmd([erl -noinput -noshell -eval 'erlang:display(list_to_integer(erlang:system_info(otp_release))), halt().'])
+  AS_IF([test "$ERLANG_VERSION" -lt "21"], [deps="luerl,$deps"])
+  AS_IF([test "$ERLANG_VERSION" -lt "22"], [deps="lager,$deps"])
+  AS_IF([test "$ERLANG_VERSION" -le "23"], [deps="jose,$deps"])
+  AS_IF([test "$ERLANG_VERSION" -ge "27"], [deps="jiffy,$deps"])
+  AS_IF([test "x$deps" = "x"], [],
+   [AC_MSG_NOTICE([unlocking rebar3 dependencies for old Erlang/OTP: $deps])
     $rebar unlock "$deps"])
  ])