diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 90dc6c0007..5eaa4d8795 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -380,9 +380,7 @@ dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_LINUX_CONFIG],
 	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether Linux was built with CONFIG_$1])
 	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 	],[
 		#ifndef CONFIG_$1
 		#error CONFIG_$1 not #defined
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 381e22dd25..cb17d5cbcd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12233,9 +12233,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
 
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 
 int
 main (void)
@@ -12306,9 +12304,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
 
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 
 int
 main (void)
@@ -16507,9 +16503,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
 
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 
 int
 main (void)
@@ -16580,9 +16574,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
 
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 
 int
 main (void)