diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3fc7f9ce0479eef0ca35a12a65042e522f7fa19d..18e8229ff738b238e72562a0aeaf6f7e751ae342 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ esac
 # Link with winsock if mingw target
 case $host_os in
 	*mingw*)
-		AC_HAVE_LIBRARY(ws2_32)
+		AC_CHECK_LIB([ws2_32],[main])
 	;;
 	*)
 	;;