diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fee9db6..1c0f4c0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ AC_SUBST([XML_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([XML_LIBS])
 
 # Thread lib detection
-AC_CHECK_FUNC(pthread_cond_timedwait,[AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread,pthread_cond_timedwait,
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(pthread_cond_timedwait,[],[AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread,pthread_cond_timedwait,
                                                     [THREAD_LIBS="-lpthread"])])
 save_libs="$LIBS"
 LIBS="$LIBS $THREAD_LIBS"