diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b4b1e605..a31360c6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ AC_CHECK_DECL([UDP_SEGMENT], [have_netinet_udp_h_udp_segment=yes],
 
 if test "x$have_netinet_udp_h_udp_segment" = "xno"; then
   have_linux_udp_h_udp_segment=no
-  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+  AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
                      [[
                        #include <linux/udp.h>
                      ]],