diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e3c6b9fc..9c39a67c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
 esac
 
 
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(mkfifo fcntl)
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fcntl)
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(socket, [], [
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, socket, [