diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ea06dce0b6..a3758704ac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(v4l2, [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-v4l2],
   [disable Video4Linux version 2 (default auto)])])
 have_v4l2="no"
 AS_IF([test "$enable_v4l2" != "no"], [
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/videodev2.h sys/videoio.h], [
+  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/videodev2.h], [
     have_v4l2="yes"
   ])
 ])