diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 01f1c038..6f69cd9a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
 AC_FUNC_MEMCMP
 AC_FUNC_MMAP
 AC_FUNC_VPRINTF
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(time mktime localtime strdup strcasecmp strncasecmp strerror setlocale getpt)
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(time mktime localtime strdup strcasecmp strncasecmp strerror setlocale)
 
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