diff --git a/config/spl-build.m4 b/config/spl-build.m4
index 7ec81e7131..d7c89bc489 100644
--- a/config/spl-build.m4
+++ b/config/spl-build.m4
@@ -2072,9 +2072,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_KERNEL_INVALIDATE_INODES], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether invalidate_inodes_check() is available])
 	SPL_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
-	], [
-		invalidate_inodes_check(NULL, 0);
-	], [invalidate_inodes_check], [], [
+		#ifndef invalidate_inodes
+		#error invalidate_inodes is not a macro
+		#endif
+	], [ ], [invalidate_inodes_check], [], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_INVALIDATE_INODES_CHECK, 1,
 		          [invalidate_inodes_check() is available])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1ca8e847f0..bbaedb0530 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17147,13 +17147,14 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 
 
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		#ifndef invalidate_inodes
+		#error invalidate_inodes is not a macro
+		#endif
 
 int
 main (void)
 {
 
-		invalidate_inodes_check(NULL, 0);
-
   ;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -23343,13 +23344,14 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 
 
 		#include <linux/fs.h>
+		#ifndef invalidate_inodes
+		#error invalidate_inodes is not a macro
+		#endif
 
 int
 main (void)
 {
 
-		invalidate_inodes_check(NULL, 0);
-
   ;
   return 0;
 }