diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 92f469667..2c9c472d7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1633,7 +1633,6 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([     \
         strrchr      \
         strstr       \
         syscall      \
-        timerfd      \
         utimensat    \
         ])