diff --git a/config/spl-build.m4 b/config/spl-build.m4
index ea50785071..f4652bce12 100644
--- a/config/spl-build.m4
+++ b/config/spl-build.m4
@@ -540,9 +540,7 @@ dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([SPL_LINUX_CONFIG],
 	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether Linux was built with CONFIG_$1])
 	SPL_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 	],[
 		#ifndef CONFIG_$1
 		#error CONFIG_$1 not #defined
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cf396e4848..72bef74a38 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11819,9 +11819,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
 
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 
 int
 main (void)
@@ -16019,9 +16017,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
 
-		#ifndef AUTOCONF_INCLUDED
-		#include <linux/config.h>
-		#endif
+		#include <linux/module.h>
 
 int
 main (void)