diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6146a630977f60b185e8432b7ce28885b8b36bde..7d588c97db2b007a025eecda7a178e536a2629c9 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(alsa09, [  --enable-alsa09           include alsa 0.9 output plugi
 
 if test "$BUILD_ALSA09" = "yes"; then
    AC_CHECK_LIB(asound, snd_pcm_open, have_alsa09=yes, have_alsa09=no)
-   AC_CHECK_HEADER(sys/asoundlib.h, , have_alsa09=no)
+   AC_CHECK_HEADER(alsa/asoundlib.h, , have_alsa09=no)
    AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_ALSA09,test "x$have_alsa09" = xyes)
 fi