diff --git a/cf/krb-ipv6.m4 b/cf/krb-ipv6.m4
index 3c6a7fb4c..a148ffc00 100644
--- a/cf/krb-ipv6.m4
+++ b/cf/krb-ipv6.m4
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if test "$withval" = "no"; then
 	ac_cv_lib_ipv6=no
 fi])
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for IPv6,ac_cv_lib_ipv6,
-AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+AC_TRY_LINK([
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif