diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 082548733..399045589 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ AC_ASSERT_PROG([ocamlc], [$OCAMLC])
 AC_ASSERT_PROG([ocamlopt], [$OCAMLOPT])
 AC_ASSERT_PROG([ocamlbuild], [$OCAMLBUILD])
 AC_PROG_FINDLIB
-AC_ASSERT_PROG([findlib], [$FINDLIB])
+AC_ASSERT_PROG([ocamlfind], [$OCAMLFIND])
 AC_PROG_OCAMLLEX
 AC_ASSERT_PROG([ocamllex], [$OCAMLLEX])
 AC_PROG_OCAMLYACC