diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 00cc1f8b..119c00b4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 AH_TEMPLATE(C_SDL_SOUND,[Define to 1 to enable SDL_sound support])
-AC_CHECK_HEADER(SDL/SDL_sound.h,have_SDL_sound_h=yes,)
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(SDL_sound.h,have_SDL_sound_h=yes,)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(SDL_sound, Sound_Init, have_SDL_sound_init=yes,,)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(SDL_sound, Sound_Seek, have_SDL_sound_seek=yes,,)
 if test x$have_SDL_sound_h = xyes -a x$have_SDL_sound_init = xyes ; then