diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f56624187a..1063828f0a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dnl can autoconf find the source ?
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([gst/gst.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])