diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bd1f3ac..9a7fd65 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROGS(YACC, 'bison -y')
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_C_INLINE
 
-AM_PATH_CHECK()
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHECK], [check >= 0.9.0])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([pkgconfigdir], AS_HELP_STRING([--with-pkgconfigdir=PATH],
 	[Path to the pkgconfig directory [[LIBDIR/pkgconfig]]]),