diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72d75f8d..4c9ca5e2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ AC_INIT([zeromq],[m4_esyscmd([./version.sh])],[zeromq-dev@lists.zeromq.org])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(config)
-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(src/platform.hpp)
+AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/platform.hpp])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tar-ustar dist-zip foreign)
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])