diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index bb83e444..eb026641 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ libattr="/usr/lib/libattr.a"
 AC_SUBST(libattr)
 
 dnl Checks for Access Control List header and library.
-AC_CHECK_HEADER(acl/acl.h,, [
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(sys/acl.h,, [
 	echo
 	echo 'FATAL ERROR: could not find a valid Access Control List header.'
 	echo 'Install either the acl-devel (rpm) or the acl-dev (deb) package.'