diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 444610550a..f90a89d45d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -122,10 +122,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(config-plugin-ibft, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-config-plugin-ibft],
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ifcfg-rh, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ifcfg-rh], [enable ifcfg-rh configuration plugin (Fedora/RHEL)]))
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ifupdown, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ifupdown], [enable ifupdown configuration plugin (Debian/Ubuntu)]))
 # Default alternative plugins by distribution
-AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/redhat-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
-AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/fedora-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
-AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/mandriva-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
-AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/mageia-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
+AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifupdown"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/debian_version, enable_ifupdown=yes))
 # Otherwise plugins default to "no"
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], enable_ifcfg_rh=no)