diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3bd5f6c6d7..0cd2a79dc9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ then
   AC_TRY_LINK( ,
              [gethostbyname();],
              [ dnl found it!
-             HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME="1",
+             HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME="1"
              AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])],
              [ dnl failed!
              AC_MSG_RESULT([no])