diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 511359cdfa..652cca6b68 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(POLKIT, polkit-gobject-1)
 AC_SUBST(POLKIT_CFLAGS)
 
 # Check for polkit_authority_get_sync()
-AC_CHECK_LIB([polkit-1], [polkit_authority_get_sync], ac_have_pk_auth_get_sync="1", ac_have_pk_auth_get_sync="0")
+AC_CHECK_LIB([polkit-gobject-1], [polkit_authority_get_sync], ac_have_pk_auth_get_sync="1", ac_have_pk_auth_get_sync="0")
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_POLKIT_AUTHORITY_GET_SYNC, $ac_have_pk_auth_get_sync, [Define if you have a polkit with polkit_authority_get_sync()])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(crypto, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-crypto=nss | gnutls], [Cryptography library to use for certificate and key operations]),ac_crypto=$withval, ac_crypto=nss)