diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 29d31bd47d287b14d02e4282a6d3ea4af8efa67b..5f09705ba5e10b89a7138754dd2d5be1eead69af 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ else
     CURL_CHECK_GETHOSTBYNAME_R()
 
     dnl dig around for gethostbyaddr_r()
-    CURL_CHECK_GETHOSTBYADDR_R()
+    dnl CURL_CHECK_GETHOSTBYADDR_R()
   fi
 
   dnl poke around for inet_ntoa_r()