diff --git configure.ac configure.ac
index 9df463d9c..17d0d9ea7 100644
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_GCC], [test "$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = yes])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stdint.h dlfcn.h)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
-AC_CHECK_TYPES([errno_t], [], [], [[#include <errno.h>]])
-
 m4_include([src/build_macros.m4])
 BUILD_WITH_SHARED_BUILD_DIR