diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1245546722..37e67fcf88 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dnl can autoconf find the source ?
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ext/mad/gstmad.c])
 
 dnl define the output header for config
-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 
 dnl AM_MAINTAINER_MODE only provides the option to configure to enable it
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])