diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4b59869b..aea17e6f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ case "$host" in
     fi
 
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/eventfd.h])
-    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(eventfd)
+    AC_CHECK_FUNCS(eventfd_write)
 
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(sys/signalfd.h, , AC_MSG_ERROR([signalfd required; glibc 2.9+ recommended]))